Downtown Develops
As Hastings quickly grew and settlement in the area increased, this port city soon became the commercial center for Dakota County farmers.
Farmers brought wagons full of crops to the Hastings market, and then returned home driving wagons full of goods purchased from the city's growing number of merchants. The thriving community soon attracted numerous industries and skilled workers.
A Landmark Remembered
In 1895, the city erected the Spiral Bridge which deposited traffic at the foot of Sibley Street in the heart of the city's downtown.
Local merchants had worried that a traditional bridge design would carry traffic over and beyond the business district. The unique design was a key to the success of Hastings as a thriving commercial center.
Marker can be reached from the intersection of 1st Street and Sibley Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
