History

Thirty-five years before footloose, Sapulpa had a decision to make: oppose school dances or allow them?

Rachel Whitney, Curator, Sapulpa Historical Museum The township of Sapulpa would be incorporated as a city in Indian Territory (I.T.), later state of Oklahoma, on March 31, 1898 - 125 years ago, this week in Sapulpa history. But the story of Sapulpa, the person the township was named after, began long before the city establishment*. *Note:…

Denver Grigsby, a Sapulpa graduate, went on to play for the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Blues. The papers said he rivaled the likes of Babe Ruth himself.

A man credited with being Sapulpa's first post master and one of its earliest settlers happened to be a friend to a notorious outlaw.

On March 4, 1971, a few advertisements stood out among the articles: Rule Furniture, Harrison, Morton’s, Masters and Stivers, and Sapulpa Monument Company.

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.

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.

This week in Sapulpa history, February 20, 1928, KVOO would broadcast local vocalists from Sapulpa. “Radio fans like Sapulpa’s music.”

In 1938, Creek County Sheriff Lew Wilder and a number of associates were convicted in indictments involving "making and selling booze."

Though named for Sapulpa, this shortline railway actually connected two of Creek County's boomtowns in 1915: Depew and Shamrock.