History of Harper’s Hill
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Historical marker: no marker
Location: 33.2942°, -95.6376° (inside Cooper Lake State Park)
“In spring 1873, George Harper built and operated Harper’s Toll Bridge near Harper’s Hill, one of the very few crossings along the South Sulphur River. For ten years, travelers heading to Sulphur Springs and other points south paid 5 cents to walk across the river, 10 cents to cross on horseback, 15 cents for a single horse and buggy, 25 cents for a team of two horses or oxen pulling a wagon, buggy or carriage, 50 cents for four horses or oxen, or 75 cents for a team of six.”
By Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
