Ernest Childers

Historical marker location:

Okmulgee, Oklahoma

( Memorial is on State Highway 56 east of U.S. 75, on the right when traveling east.)

February 1, 1918 - March 17, 2005.

The state song of Oklahoma, "Oklahoma!", was written by Rodgers and Hammerstein for their Broadway musical of the same name. The musical, which premiered in 1943, was set in Oklahoma territory in the early 1900s and tells the story of a young farm girl and her romance with a cowboy.