Sapulpa Historical Society
This Week in Sapulpa History: Frankoma Opens in Sapulpa
How do you define “Frankoma?” More than the pottery, more than the man who created…
This Week in Sapulpa History – County Road, Infamous Highway
This week in history, Sapulpa’s Lowdermilk Road—later part of the Ozark Trail and Route 66,…
This Week in Sapulpa History: Chasing cars, bullets, and robbers
At 407 West McKinley, the Hotchkiss Grocery was closed for the night. Except it wasn’t…
This Week in Sapulpa History – Sapulpan graduates without a single absence or tardy
Edith Alice Cooper became the first person in recorded Sapulpa history to attend school and…
This Week in Sapulpa History: Sapulpa Businesses and Schools Baseball Showdown
Most locals will know that baseball has been a part of Sapulpa’s pastime since the…
This Week in Sapulpa History: Heavy Hitters From Class of 1921
Over the last year, we have discussed the lives and careers of Denver Grigsby and…
This Week in Sapulpa History: School Song Sings On
Often in yearbooks, there are more than just images of classmates, there are notes, letters,…
This Week in Sapulpa History – Sapulpa’s Funeral Homes History
In this two-part story, learn how Sapulpa’s funeral homes began, and how eventually, one of…
This Week in Sapulpa History: High School Mischief
In 1920, Sapulpa boys jokingly chased down the high school principal and tossed him in…
This Week in Sapulpa History: The Newspaper “War” of 1912
When one of Sapulpa’s newspapers alleges that the Frisco Railroad might be getting its water…