Sapulpa Historical Society
This Week in Sapulpa History: A Sapulpan Receives a Letter from an Outlaw
A man credited with being Sapulpa’s first post master and one of its earliest settlers…
Museum Musings: Historical Advertising
On March 4, 1971, a few advertisements stood out among the articles: Rule Furniture, Harrison,…
This Week in Sapulpa History: A Sapulpan Travels For A Broadway Tour
This week a Sapulpa girl performed “Scandals” to a Tulsa audience, but Eileen Hoyt had…
This Week in Sapulpa History: Sapulpa Frisco Viaducts
This week in Sapulpa history, the Chamber of Commerce met on February 27th, 1905 to…
This Week in Sapulpa History: Praises Called in For Sapulpa Songs
This week in Sapulpa history, February 20, 1928, KVOO would broadcast local vocalists from Sapulpa.…
This Week in Sapulpa History: Wild Story About the Liquor Conspiracy and Lew Wilder
In 1938, Creek County Sheriff Lew Wilder and a number of associates were convicted in…
Shamrock and the “Sapulpa Railroad” that never came close to Sapulpa
Though named for Sapulpa, this shortline railway actually connected two of Creek County’s boomtowns in…
This Week in Sapulpa History: Waite Phillips and Barnsdall Filling Station in Sapulpa
This week in 1923, it was announced that a new Waite-Phillips filling station would be…
This Week in Sapulpa History: Freezing temperatures did not stop the fun
This week in 1940, the Sapulpa area had temperatures ranging from -4 to 34 degrees.…
This Week in Sapulpa History: Frisco leaves the Sapulpa Station
This week in Sapulpa history, Sapulpa lost the case to keep Frisco in town. Read…