Hadley is a small town in Leeds Township, Murray County, Minnesota. The community was founded as Summit Lake in 1879, but when a post office was established the following year it was renamed for the cities by that name in New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Hadley was incorporated as a village in 1903. Although currently incorporated as a city, Hadley’s population has been under one hundred since 1990, and its peak population was 147 in 1920. The town was developed as a station of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad, which later became the St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad. Hadley is situated on a hill overlooking Summit Lake, an eighty-acre body of water that is the tributary to Beaver Creek, and for which the town was originally named. The city’s first residents were largely Norwegian immigrants, Hans Simonson being the first to arrive in 1872. The first business in Hadley was the Clauson Well Company, founded in 1900, and remaining in operation until 1995. The Hadley Lumber Company was established in 1904. After the lumberyard was destroyed by fire in 1962, a gas station was built there, and the site is now the location of Hadley Steel. Another important business for the community was the Hadley Cooperative Creamery, which was established in 1905. Once the largest creamery in southwestern Minnesota, it went out of business in the mid-1960s, after which its building was purchased by the Hadley Sportsman Club, and is now a private home. A jail was built in 1904, but used only once, later used for village and township meetings and elections. Hadley is located along Minnesota Highway 30, east of Lake Wilson and west of Slayton. The South Dakota border is about forty miles west of Hadley.
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Situated along Minnesota State Highway 30 in Murray County, the City of Hadley, Minnesota hosts The Buttermakers, an amateur baseball team. The official municipal web site features an overview of the community and its organizational structure, administrative contacts, council meeting agendas and minutes, and a guide to local facilities and services, churches, businesses and organizations.
https://www.cityofhadley.com/
Hadley and Zion Lutheran Parish
Comprised of Hadley Lutheran Church in Hadley and Zion Lutheran Church in Adrian, Minnesota, the two churches have entered into a joint parish relationship. Directions, church schedules, a calendar of upcoming programs and events, prayer requests, and an introduction to the pastor are offered.
http://hkz.lutheranweb.net/
The Hadley Buttermakers are a Class C amateur baseball team in the Gopher League of the Minnesota Baseball Association. Its schedules, scoreboard, and roster are put forward, along with batting, pitching and fielding statistics, news, photographs, and video. Upcoming events are featured.
http://hadleybuttermakers.teams.mnbaseball.org/
Formed in 1974, the company originally built grain bids and installed drying systems, and currently sells grain bins, dryers, raw steel, and metal fabrication services. Its products, motor shop, parts and services, used equipment, and rentals are discussed, and product videos are included.
https://www.hadleysteel.com/
The auctioneer in Hadley, Minnesota specializes in real estate auctions, with licensing in Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota, although the company also conducts specialty sales, residential, farm, commercial, and collectibles. An overview of the company, and an auction calendar are put forth.
http://www.pavlisauctionrealty.com/
The vacation rental facility is a four-bedroom, three-bath home on Summit Lake, in Hadley, Minnesota. Its location is shown on a map, directions are given, and a description of the facilities is put forward, including photographs, a list of amenities, rates, and contacts. Up to seven RV sites may also be available, and are highlighted here.
http://www.summitlakegetaway.com/
