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History · Sallisaw

A history of Sallisaw,
since 1888

Postcards, papers and photographs of Sallisaw from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.

1888established

5old images & papers

4historic places

0recent photos

From Sallisaw’s archive · credits on each photo

1900s1 item

CommonsRight of Way1902

1930s4 items

CommonsMotel Western, Hwy 64 East, Sallisaw, Okla (83882)c. 1930LOCDrought farmers come to town. Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Ok…1936LOCMain street during 1936 drought. Sallisaw, Sequoyah County,…1936LOCFarmers on main street discussing drought. Sallisaw, Sequoy…1936

1940s–
1990s

Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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National Register of Historic Places

4 historic places in Sallisaw

4 places in Sallisaw are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

#59

In Oklahomaby listings · most towns there have none

4places listed4 buildings

0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet

4historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district

1980first listedJudge Franklin Faulkner House · newest: First Presbyterian Church, 2003

Where they are

Tap a dot for a photo and link. Districts show at their center.

Buildings

Architectural styles

From each listing’s National Archives record · 1 of 4 name a style

Classical Revival1

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966. Sallisaw’s busiest decade was the 1980s.

60s

70s

280s

190s

100s

10s

20s

Listed 1980Judge Franklin Faulkner HouseBuilt 1845LawArchitectureListed 1984Hines Round BarnBuildingArchitectureListed 2003First Presbyterian ChurchClassical RevivalArchitectureListed 1997Sallisaw High SchoolBuildingEconomicsArchitecture

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Right of Way (1902) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history

📜 Gans📜 Marble City📜 Vian📜 Tamaha

From Wikimedia Commons (2), the Library of Congress (3) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.