Henry C. Holderman

Historical marker location:

Wyandotte, Oklahoma

( Marker is on State Highway 137, 0.2 miles north of U.S. 60, on the left when traveling north.)

1874-1951.

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.