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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HLJ_american-legion-veterans-memorial_Hastings-MN.html
Dedicated to Those Who Have Made the
Ultimate Sacrifice for Their Country
World War I
United States Army
Pvt Lucking George J
Pvt Nelson William G E
1Lt Russell Thomas Lyle
World War II
United States Army
Sgt Ahern John W · …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18MG_nininger-historic-site_Hastings-MN.html
On this historic site, the SW corner of Block 67 of the Nininger City plat, was located a building that served the citizens for a century and a half. Construction began in March, 1858, when the Nininger Chapter of the Independent Order of Good Tem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18LK_ignatius-donnellys-nininger-city-home_Hastings-MN.html
Just northwest of here, at the bottom of the hill, stood the home of Ignatius Donnelly, author, orator, politician, reformer, and prophet who was easily the best known Minnesotan of his time, both in the state and throughout the world.
Donnell…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXZM_river-habitats_Hastings-MN.html
The Mississippi River and its backwaters are home to a vast and diverse array of fish and wildlife. The river's natural fluctuations help create an environment rich in vegetation — providing food and habitat for nesting birds, fish, and nume…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXM4_native-cultures_Hastings-MN.html
For more than 10,000 years, people have lived near the Mississippi River. The first cultures relied on hunting, fishing, and gathering for survival. As early as 1,000 years ago, however, Indian peoples were farming portions of the river valley nea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXKN_spiral-bridge_Hastings-MN.html
This footing is all thatremains of the uniquebridge that once spannedthis river.Historical Preservation Commission1982
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXJ7_hastings-spiral-bridge_Hastings-MN.html
Hastings Spiral Bridge Only One of Its Kind in AmericaApril 27 1895 eight thousand people commemorated the opening of the new "High Wagon Bridge" across the Mississippi River.
It was built in seven months at a cost of $39,050 by the Wisconsin B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX91_living-in-the-water_Hastings-MN.html
The Mississippi River has provided a habitat for many species of fish and other aquatic creatures for millions of years. Human modifications of the river have had both positive and negative effects on fish populations here. Many types of fish thri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWRE_steamboats-trains-and-barges_Hastings-MN.html
The Mississippi River has long been a major artery for trade and transportation.
For thousands of years, Indians traveled on the river by canoe. By the 1850s, rivertowns like Hastings boomed as steamboats brought settlers into the region. The s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQW_going-with-the-flow_Hastings-MN.html
A dynamic force, the Mississippi River changes constantly. Humans have also changed the river, dramatically altering its flow and levels — sometimes with unintended results.
In its natural state, the river once flowed freely across a larg…