"Hell's Half Acre"
Market Street
In Weston's early boom days, the
Missouri River ran at the foot of
Main Street, adjacent to this area of
town. Most of the buildings were
occupied by low rent hotels,
saloons and dance halls.
In 1851, Weston newpapers
advertised fifteen saloons.
Marker is on Market Street near Blackhawk Street, on the left when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
