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Hastings (/ ˈ h eɪ s t ɪ ŋ z / HAY-stingz) [5] is a city mostly in Dakota County, Minnesota, of which it is the county seat, with a portion in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. [6] It is near the confluence of the Mississippi , Vermillion, and St. Croix Rivers .
Hastings is located on the Mississippi River at the confluence of the St. Croix River and on the Vermillion River, which provided ample water power. Lumber, milling, and railroads provided good incomes. During this time, the stockyards and meat-packing plants in South St. Paul, Minnesota became the world's largest stockyards. [21]
The Ramsey Mill was built by Alexander Ramsey and Dr. Thomas Foster in 1856–1857 on the Vermillion River in the town of Hastings in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The river had a head of 19 feet (6 m) and a width of 50 feet (15 m) near the 4 story gristmill. An addition included a cooper shop and storage facility. Although Ramsey sold his ...
Segments of the old alignment that parallel MN 61 and I-35 have been designated County Road 61 (CR 61). In 1929, the only unpaved portions were from Hastings to Wabasha and from Winona to the Wisconsin state line. It was completely paved by 1940. [3] The expressway sections south of Wabasha were built in the 1960s and the 1970s.
The West Second Street Residential Historic District is a historic district in Hastings, Minnesota, United States. The district contains thirteen architecturally significant homes built between 1857 and 1890. [2]
Alexander Ramsey (1815–1903), first governor of Minnesota Territory (1849–1853) 536,075: 155.78 sq mi (403 km 2) Red Lake County: 125: Red Lake Falls: 1896: Polk County: Red Lake River, a river that flows through Minnesota. 3,911: 432.43 sq mi (1,120 km 2) Redwood County: 127: Redwood Falls: 1862: Brown County: Redwood River, a river that ...
State Highway 316 (MN 316) is a highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its first intersection with U.S. Highway 61 in Welch Township, near Miesville; and continues north to its second intersection with U.S. Highway 61 in the city of Hastings. Highway 316 is 10 miles (16 km) in length.
Area code 651 is the telephone numbering plan code for Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the eastern suburbs of the Twin Cities. A dogleg portion also extends to the southeast along the Mississippi River to include cities such as Hastings. The region was the fifth area code created in the state in 1998, when it was carved out of area code 612.