Harper’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Harper. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Harper was founded in 1877 by a colony from Iowa. The city of Harper, like Harper County, is named for Sergeant Marion Harper of the 2nd Kansas Cavalry, who fell during the Civil War. Harper was incorporated as a city in 1880.
The first post office in Harper was established in May 1877 as Cora City, but in June of that year, the post office was renamed Harper.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Harper’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Harper’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHarper, Kansas. Atchison, Topeka …, 1943: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Harper
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Harper, decade by decade
1930s
1990s
3 historic places in Harper
3 places in Harper are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Harper, Kansas. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad train between Wellington, Kansas and Waynoka, Oklahoma approachi… (1943) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1), the Library of Congress (2) and the National Register (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.