In 1946, Harper residents formed a committee to secure land for a park. From the beginning, resident aided the efforts through labor, finances and planning. Organizations also contributed, providing funds for the purchase of property and for . . . — — Map (db m156242) HM
In 1884, Frank Harper, J.A. Rogers, E.C. Hopf, and W.P. Bowers met to organize a school for the growing Harper community. Mary and J. A. Rogers, Jr. sold two and a half acres to school trustees, and in 1885 a one-room frame school was built with . . . — — Map (db m117791) HM
Pioneer preacher Matthew Taylor and the families of his daughter and two sons moved here in 1863 from their homestead on the Llano River. They built a cabin on this site near the source of the Pedernales River. In August 1864, Matthew and his son . . . — — Map (db m59741) HM
In 1908, the first Lutheran missionary to the area, Rev. C. Stadler, came to Harper. In April 1910, he confirmed the first class of Lutheran young people. When there was no missionary assigned to the area, Lutheran pastors from neighboring . . . — — Map (db m156244) HM