1818Government
== History ==
Jasper was founded in 1818.
1830History
Jasper was not officially platted until 1830.
1832History
The Jasper post office has been in operation since 1832.
1857History
The Democrat (1857), the Times (1865), and another Times (1879–1891).
1858History
The Jasper Weekly Courier, a Democratic newspaper, served Dubois County from 1858 to 1921.
1866Government
Jasper was incorporated as a town in 1866, and was incorporated into a city in 1915.
1895Government
The Dubois County Herald, founded in 1895, currently circulates about 10,000 copies per day to residents of Dubois, Spencer, and Pike counties.
1970Education
== Education ==
In 1970, the school system of Ireland, Indiana, was consolidated into that of Jasper.
1975Culture
In 1975, the painting was featured as part of a film, Art for Main Street: The Indiana Post Office Murals, produced by the Indiana Historical Society.
1987Military
The City of Jasper and the Jasper Community Arts Commission won the Governor's Arts Award in 1987 and 2007.
2007History
On November 4, 2007, Dubois County returned to the Eastern Time Zone, after having moved to the Central Time Zone the previous year.
2021Architecture
In 2021, the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center and public lending library opened.
2022Sports
In 2022, Jasper won the annual Strong Towns "Strongest Town" competition.