Sapulpa Historical Society
This Week in Sapulpa History: The Dreaded Polio Reaches Creek County
This week in history, in 1946, the fear and effects of Polio reached Creek County.…
This Week in Sapulpa History: Mabel Bassett & the Town Entertained the Children
Mabel Bassett was the town’s first Police Matron. In her work, she was at the…
This Week in Sapulpa History: The France Hotel Opens
This week in 1909, the France Hotel opened. “The new hotel is a beautiful one…
This Week in Sapulpa History: Public Swimming Pools Were Being Built
In the early 1900s, Sapulpa didn’t have much in the way of swimming holes aside…
This Week in Sapulpa History: The era of “Crystal City of the Southwest” begins
The actual start-up date for the Bartlett-Collins Glass plant began on June 28, 1915, striking…
This Week in Sapulpa History: Juneteenth in Sapulpa
Though Juneteenth has only recently become a federal holiday, the tradition of celebrating the emancipation…
This Week in Sapulpa History: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Strange Object in the Sky
“Golf playing was suddenly halted when a strange whirling mechanism spun thru the air overhead.…
This Week in Sapulpa History: Dewey Ave gets a new look
In the 1930s, Dewey was widened to make room for highway traffic. Nearly 100 years…
This Week in Sapulpa History: The Beginning of Sapulpa Auxiliary Police
Formed this week in 1955, the Sapulpa Auxiliary Police force was made up of more…
This week in Sapulpa History: The Great Depression hit Sapulpa schools hard
Read about how Sapulpa’s schools were affected by the Great Depression, plus see photos of…