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: Sapulpa’s Early-Day Growth
See photos and the information that caused newspapers to say “no town in Oklahoma or in the southwest offers a better or safer field for investments than Sapulpa.”
April 14, 2022Art at the Museum: New “Tour de Quartz” Exhibit opens this week
The Sapulpa Historical Society and Museum will display “Tour de Quartz” exhibit during the month of April in conjunction with the Oklahoma Arts Institute.
April 4, 2022This Week in Sapulpa History: Comical Parking Fines in Sapulpa
April Fools might be over, but the laughs are still rolling in This Week in Sapulpa History. How did this meter reader get a big parking fine?
April 3, 2022This week in Sapulpa History: Frankoma’s busy week
During the last week of March and the first days of April in 1947, Frankoma Pottery had a busy week within and outside their facility in Sapulpa. The company purchased a new kiln and began building six Veteran homes.
April 1, 2022This Week in Sapulpa History: How we migrated from “frogs” to street signs
Almost non-existent today, at one time Sapulpa's traffic was directed by oblong iron "frogs." Can you spot them in these before-and-after photos?
March 22, 2022This Week in Sapulpa History: First woman elected President of district in Oklahoma Association of Negro Teachers
Three Sapulpa teachers were elected to office in the association, including the first woman president.
March 15, 2022