Sapulpa / Donald L. Diehl for the Sapulpa Historical Society.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diehl, Donald L., author.

Contributor:

Sapulpa Historical Society, contributor.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sapulpa (Okla.)-History-Pictorial works.

Sapulpa (Okla.)--History--Pictorial works.

Sapulpa (Okla.).

Sapulpa (Okla.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Oklahoma--Social life and customs.

Oklahoma.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2017]

Summary:

Sapulpa is named after a young Creek Indian who came to the area around 1840 and opened a trading post near Pole Cat Creek.Sapulpa's arrival in Indian Territory was independent of the famed "Trail of Tears," a term used for the federal government's forced removal of Creek (Muskogee) and other tribes from their southern homelands in the 1830s.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Settling Sapulpa: Indians, Pioneers, Cowboys, and Wildcatters

2. Building Community: Early Homes, Infrastructure, and Businesses

3. Transportation: Trails, Rails, Skies, and Traveling down Route 66

4. The Boom Days: Developing a Local Economy with Black Gold

5. Industry to Infamy: Reputation Built with Bricks, Glass, and Pottery

6. Life Quality: Getting Educated, Eating Out, and Being Entertained

7. Our Changing Landscape: People, Places, Politics, and Parades

8. Overcoming Adversity: Natural Disasters, Wrecks, Issues, and War

9. Our Past: Historic Tributes, Notable Icons, and Nostalgic Notions.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4396-6069-7

OCLC:

1145621164