Will Rogers

Will Rogers (HM11PZ)

Location: Higgins, TX 79046 Lipscomb County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 7.013', W 100° 1.885'

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Nov. 4, 1879 — Aug. 15, 1935

One of America's best loved humorists, whose stage act, gently mocking man's foibles, was highlighted by rope tricks learned here in his youth.

Born in Oklahoma. In 1898, threatened with discipline for pranks, he left school and came to Texas. He became a cowboy on the Little Robe Ranch near Higgins and made a lifelong friend of young Frank Ewing, son of his employer.

In 1902 he joined a wild west show; was famous by 1918.

Rogers died in a crash during a globe-circling pioneer flight with aviator Wiley Post, 1935.
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HM NumberHM11PZ
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Marker Number5813
Year Placed1967
Placed ByState Historical Survey Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 1:39am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 407176 N 3997405
Decimal Degrees36.11688333, -100.03141667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 7.013', W 100° 1.885'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 7' 0.78" N, 100° 1' 53.10" W
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Area Code(s)806
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4001 Commercial St, Higgins TX 79046, US
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