Editing Harpers Ferry, Iowa (section)

==History==
[[File:Train depot, Harpers Ferry, Iowa (circa 1913).jpg|thumb|right|Train depot in Harpers Ferry, circa 1913]]
Harpers Ferry was [[plat]]ted in 1852; it was then called Winfield.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historywinneshi00citygoog | title=History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa | publisher=Western Publishing Company | author=Alexander, W. E. | year=1882 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historywinneshi00citygoog/page/n405 397]}}</ref> In 1860, the name was changed to Harper's Ferry (with an apostrophe-''s'') after primary settler David Harper.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h34UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA291 | title=Past and Present of Allamakee County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1 | publisher=S. J. Clarke publishing Company | author=Hancock, Ellery M. | year=1913 | pages=291}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Klinkenberg |first=Dean |date=2009-10-05 |title=Harpers Ferry |url=https://mississippivalleytraveler.com/harpers-ferry/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Mississippi Valley Traveler |language=en-US}}</ref> On December 24, 1901, Harpers Ferry was officially incorporated.<ref>https://sos.iowa.gov/business/pdf/inccities.pdf</ref>