Template:Wp-Jasper, New York-History

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The first settlers arrived circa 1807.

The town was formed in 1837 from parts of the Towns of Troupsburg and Canisteo, but yielded territory to form part of the Town of Greenwood in 1848. Noted ceramics artist Frederick Walrath was born in Jasper in 1871, and grew up there. He died after being stricken while on a visit home in 1921.