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Red Fish

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Red Fish

Harper, KS | Harper County

It's not hard to spot the red fish on top of this unique 1886 standpipe water tower. When the 120-foot tower was erected, a nine-and-a-half-foot red fish was placed at the top as a weather vane. In 1892 when a tornado hit Harper, the fish was bent double, and the pole that held it was damaged. The fish was repaired and has remained a town symbol ever since.

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