History

Museum Musings: Artifact of the Month

BY RACHEL WHITNEY, CURATOR, SAPULPA HISTORICAL MUSEUM SAPULPA –– December’s “Artifact of the Month” is a large red sign of the St. James Hotel. The five-story brick building built in 1908 stood on the corner S Main St and W Lee Ave. It was built by the Sapulpa Hotel Company. “The honor of naming this elegant hotel …

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Happy (belated) Birthday, Oklahoma!

History / By Sapulpa Herald

By John Mark Young Some Things Never Change Just two weeks ago, on November 14, 2023, was the 116th birthday of the date on November 16, 1907 that Oklahoma became the 46th state of the United States of America. Most of Oklahoma at the time had been set aside as Indian Territory in the east …

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Thousands descend upon downtown for opening night of Christmas Chute

Did You Remember? Christmas in Downtown Sapulpa

History, Did You Know, Sapulpa / By Sapulpa Herald

BY CHARLES BETZLER , HERALD WRITER SAPULPA –– Downtown Sapulpa during the Christmas season used to be a sight to behold. Many merchants stayed open late so you could shop after work and enjoy the brightly-colored Christmas displays in the store windows. There was beautifully illuminated tinsel garland adorning the street lights and other downtown fixtures. …

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Today in History: Final Statistics on SHS Grid Players Are Given Today in 1954

History, Sapulpa, Sports / By Sapulpa Herald

From the November 28, 1954 Sapulpa Daily Herald. In the 1954 season finale against Tulsa Central last week, Dick Young wound up the season with a healthy 3.31 yards per carry average and a total of 368 yards from passing. Young got 222 yards in 67 ground plays. Bruce Worley, leader in the “per-carry” department …

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Today in History: Thanksgiving Day Man-Hunt in Western Part of County Ends in Capture of Robbers

History, Bristow, Crime, Incidents, Sapulpa / By Sapulpa Herald

From the November 24, 1950 Sapulpa Daily Herald. Californians Nabbed after Hi-Jacking Another Californian By Jack Powell Seven highway patrol cars, a patrol plane and Creek county officers combed all roads in the western part of the county for hours yesterday on a cold Thanksgiving day man-hunt for two armed men who robbed a young …

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Today in History: Sapulpan Erects Phone Booth on Highway for Tourist Use in 1949

History, Sapulpa / By Sapulpa Herald

From the November 20, 1949 edition of the Sapulpa Daily Herald Hello! Mable. Babe? Dis is your loverboy… Sapulpa is becoming a mecca for lone truck drivers since a local grocery store and filling station owner erected an outside phone booth on highway 66 west of town. Any hour, day or night, highway 66 travelers …

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A Look Back in History: Remembering Corporal Roscoe Frye

History, People, Sapulpa / By Sapulpa Herald

SAPULPA –– January, 1918, the Great War. Four men from Sapulpa were selected to become officers in the Army. They were Curt D. Edgerton, Edward M. Lotridge, Ben Braden, and Roscoe Frye. Edgerton and Lotridge were former justice of the peace. Braden was the former assistant county attorney. Frye was the former linotype operator for …

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The Cyrus Avery Memorial Bridge in downtown Tulsa.

Did You Know These Remarkable Facts About Route 66?

Sapulpa, History, Local News / By Sapulpa Herald

Photo: The Cyrus Avery Memorial Bridge in downtown Tulsa. By Scott Emigh. STORY BY CHARLES BETZLER, HERALD WRITER SAPULPA –– Route 66 was constructed as an efficient way to travel between Chicago and Los Angeles. By the end of the 1920s, car ownership grew to 23 million vehicles. This mounting mobility by the American driving public …

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Today in History: Sapulpa Majorettes Debut at 1949 Armistice Day Parade

History, Sapulpa / By Sapulpa Herald

By Gene McCarthy Something new has been added to the Sapulpa scene – 27 flashes of royal blue and 27 arcs of glittering baton. The Sapulpa Majorettes make entrance. The recently formed twirling corps made its debut in the Armistice Day parade here Friday as the first organization of its kind in local history. The …

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