You only think you know Sapulpa.
Every week we publish stories of Sapulpa's history, recalling both the events at the time, and the nostalgia for days gone by. Dig in and learn more about what the Sapulpa of yesteryear was like.
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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 an even larger role to come...as a presidential candidate's wife.
March 5, 2023This Week in Sapulpa History: Sapulpa Frisco Viaducts
This week in Sapulpa history, the Chamber of Commerce met on February 27th, 1905 to discuss improvements to the town. The discussion about constructing a form of a viaduct over the Frisco railroad tracks, sidewalk additions, advertisements, and travelers’ entertainment.
February 27, 2023This 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. “Radio fans like Sapulpa’s music.”
February 22, 2023This 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 indictments involving "making and selling booze."
February 16, 2023Shamrock 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 1915: Depew and Shamrock.
February 9, 2023This 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 erected on the corner of Lee and Water. It was later purchased and restored and still remains today.
February 9, 2023