Claremore Mound

Historical marker location:

Claremore, Oklahoma

( Marker is on State Highway 88, 0 miles north of East Canyon Oaks Road, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1995

Named for the great Osage chief, Clermont, the area was the site of an Osage village destroyed by the Cherokees in 1817. Oil was discovered a century later on the Osage Reservation nearby.

The famous Route 66, which runs from Chicago to Los Angeles, passes through the state of Oklahoma. The state has several unique landmarks along the route, including the Blue Whale of Catoosa and the Round Barn in Arcadia.