History

Sapulpa history snapshots: Frisco demolition, 1939 basketball, 1944 wartime, 2000 goat-themed fundraiser.

1910: Sheriff raids club; 4 jailed for vice. 1920: Chamber seeks street repairs. 1960: Bowlers-of-the-Week named. 1970: 12 bids for new police station.

On today, the 82nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, we look at some of our most memorable stories regarding the attack and its surprising connections to Sapulpa.

Sales Day success, fiery highway incident, Pretty Water project progress (1933); Amaranth adopts needy Family D, Salvation Army efforts (1955); Laura Baker wins VFW speech contest (1980); Sapulpa High joins FIRST Robotics with NASA grant (2007).

Gas cutoff in Sapulpa (1907); Floyd K. Wright elected Euchee Lodge master (1955); Polio case reported (1962); Successful Christmas parade (1993).

Moonshiners evade federal officers; Sapulpa residents earn water certificates; Margaret Jennings heads state group; Snow blankets Sapulpa, caution advised.

"Sapulpa history: Kids' Santa letters contest (1930), Korean War insights (1952), Christmas Parade success (1977), Paul Harvey joins (1980)."

In the 1910s Sapulpa was becoming famous as a railroad town and with a great workforce, more trains were coming. But an accident was waiting to happen. This week in History, a "steel demon" ran wild.

See the headlines in local history, now including the front pages of the newspaper!

Sapulpa history: 1920 - Mayor initiates crackdown on lawbreakers. 1954 - SHS students in All-State band clinic. 1970 - Past Presidents Club harvest luncheon. 2005 - Chieftains face Sandites after big wins.