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Harper

Ghost town · Talbot County, Maryland

St. Michaels quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
St. Michaels quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Harper is a ghost town in Talbot County, Maryland. It is one of 5 former communities in Talbot County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Harper as a historical populated place on the Saint Michaels topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.8126° N, 76.2494° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSaint Michaels
Elevation9 ft
Nearest living townSt. Michaels, MD
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID592769
Coordinates38.81262, -76.24939

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What's there now

Harper is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Michaels, MD (population 1,381), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Harper?

Harper is in Talbot County, Maryland, at 38.8126, -76.2494.

How many ghost towns are in Talbot County?

Talbot County, Maryland has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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