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The treaty of 1866 between the Creek Nation and the United States provided for the establishment of post offices in the territory. In 1889 a post office named Sapulpa was opened and the town was incorporated in 1898.

Chief Sapulpa, the area's first permanent settler, was a full-blood lower Creek Indian of the Kasihta Tribe in Osocheetown, Alabama. He arrived in Indian Territory about 1850 and established a trading post near the confluence of Polecat and Rock creeks (about one mile southeast of present day downtown Sapulpa).

From Cross Country to basketball to soccer, we have outstanding teams filled with talented student-athletes. Our stadiums and athletic facilities rival others' across 5A and the state.

Living in Sapulpa offers residents a sparse suburban feel and most residents own their homes. In Sapulpa there are a lot of parks. Many families live in Sapulpa and residents tend to be conservative. The public schools in Sapulpa are above average.

Since its humble beginning in 1907, Sapulpa High has grown to one of the most respected and honored schools in Oklahoma. The first class was graduated from the present building in 1920, with a class of some 40 students. Since that time the school has grown with leaps and bounds, now having an enrollment of over 600.

The city of Tulsa's roots date back to 1836 when Archee Yahola, chief of the Creek Nation, picked a site underneath a large oak tree near the banks of the Arkansas River for councils and meetings. Two Creek words, Tallassee (Old Town) and Lochapokas (Place of Turtles), were used to name the settlement.

Sapulpa, Oklahoma, is a community of over 21,000 people located approximately fifteen miles southwest of Tulsa. With access to our town from five major highways, Sapulpa provides you with all the benefits of a large city with all the charm and friendliness of a smaller town.

Sapulpa was a full-blood Lower Creek Native American and leader of the Kash*ta tribe of Alabama. The area's first permanent settler, Sapulpa arrived ca. 1850 and established a trading post 2 miles SE of current downtown Sapulpa.