Cherokee Nation to buy ranch where Will Rogers was born
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November 6, 2020
OOLAGAH, Okla. (AP) — The Cherokee Nation has agreed to buy the ranch where Will Rogers was born from the Oklahoma Historical Society.
The Cherokee Nation signed a purchase agreement Wednesday and promised to make needed repairs, restorations and preservation efforts immediately. The society has operated the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch as a museum, but has been short on funds in recent years.
"It's a special place for the Cherokee Nation and for the state of Oklahoma," Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said. "But we can make it even more special."
The museum shows what life was like on a late...
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