Harper, Kentucky

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Harper is an unincorporated community in Magoffin County, Kentucky. [1] A post office was established on March 7, 1915, and named after its first postmaster, Nannie Harper Arnett. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harper, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN   9780813144016.

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