Historical MarkerRogers, Will
Higgins · Lipscomb County · Dedicated 1967 · THC Atlas #5295005813
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
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. (1967)
About this site
Rogers, Will is a historical marker in Higgins, Lipscomb County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 21 historical markers documented in Lipscomb County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 21 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 36.1169, -100.0315 near Higgins. The nearest cataloged historic site is Higgins (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Higgins Cemetery, Lipscomb County, and Lipscomb Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5295005813. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
