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Then and Now

The Inside Scoop on the Museum and Town's History
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A weekly update on the ins and outs of the museum. We showcase the "Artifact(s) of the Month" every 1st Friday. We highlight the "This Month in History..." every 2nd Friday. We see the sights of "Then and Now" in Sapulpa every 3rd Friday. And we share our moments in the museum world every 4th Friday.

Historical Highlight (October 2022)

10/14/2022

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This Month in History:​
The U.S.S. Sapulpa was launched on October 1, 1919 in Oakland, California. Mrs. J.W. Hoover, wife of Dr. J.W. Hoover, traveled to California to perform the christening of the ship’s launch*.

It was announced that “three cities in Oklahoma to receive the honor of naming one of Uncle Sam’s ships. Sapulpa is the one in her class, the other 
honors going to Vinita and Oklahoma City.” These three towns were the “first city in its class to complete the Fourth Liberty Loan and also to show that more than 20% of the population bought bonds.”

*Note: The vessel never served in the Navy. Little is known what happened after the Sapulpa vessel was launched. A report came in on June 1, 1923, from Washington, D.C.: “The steel tanker ‘Sapulpa’ named after the county seat town of Creek County, Okla has been sold by the United States shipping board to the Cape Steamship Company of Philadelphia. The ‘Sapulpa’ is 9,759 deadweight tons.”
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Melissa Gore
10/16/2022 08:50:45 pm

I would like to know more about this if possible. Just curious on what the outcome was.. Melissa Gore

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Rachel Whitney
10/16/2022 08:58:53 pm

Our Museum Curator wrote an article about the vessel. You can find it here: https://www.sapulpahistory.org/did-you-know/how-sapulpa-earned-a-vessel

If the link doesn't work, if you go to our website and open the tab "Did You Know...?" The article came out a couple of weeks ago.

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  • About Us
    • History of Sapulpa
    • Publications
    • Support >
      • Volunteer
      • Donations
  • Museums
    • Historical Museum
    • Research Department
    • Gift Shop
    • Sapulpa Fire Museum
    • Filling Station Museum
    • Sapulpa Interurban Trolley
  • Midtown Mini Storage
  • Then and Now
  • Sapulpa Somebodies
  • Did You Know...?