Editing Jasper, Minnesota (section)

==History==
Jasper was [[plat]]ted in 1888.<ref name="Upham 418">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog | title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance | publisher=Minnesota Historical Society | last=Upham | first=Warren | year=1920 | page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n437 418]}}</ref> The city was named for deposits of [[jasper]] mined nearby.<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Place Names - Township and Village Information|url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/city.cfm?PlaceNameID=1495&BookCodeID=6&County=67&SendingPage=Results.cfm|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|access-date=1 May 2011}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Jasper since 1888.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Pipestone | title=Pipestone County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref> Jasper was incorporated in 1889.<ref name="Upham 418" />

On July 8, 1927 a [[tornado]] near the town was photographed by Lucille Handberg.<ref>[http://www.phenomena.org.uk/tornadoes/tornadoes/jasper.html The Jasper Tornado]</ref> Her photograph has become a classic image,<ref>Lane, F.W. ''The Elements Rage'' (David and Charles 1966), plate 11: "The classic photograph of a tornado"</ref> even appearing on three album covers: ''[[Bitches Brew]]'' by American jazz musician [[Bitches Brew|Miles Davis]] (1970), as well as English bands [[Stormbringer (album)|Deep Purple]] (1974) and [[Tinderbox (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|Siouxsie and the Banshees]] (1986).