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Jasper was founded in 1830 by German Catholic immigrants from the Pfaffenweiler region of Baden — the community held tightly to language and tradition, building one of the largest German-American Catholic enclaves in the Midwest. The biennial Jasper Strassenfest, running since 1979, draws tens of thousands of visitors. The local economy is anchored by furniture and woodworking (Kimball, Jasper Group) and engine manufacturing (Jasper Engines), all built by descendants of the original German Catholic founders.