The region's first railway opens through New Iberia. This makes New Iberia a owerful center for trade as it was connected to other railways and the steamboat traffic on the Teche. Soon the railroad become more important than the Bayou. St. Martinville did not fare as well and ceased being the important commercial center it was previously. This was due to the town's being bypassed by the railroad construction and the end of the steamboat trade.
Fire devastates the downtown area of New Iberia.
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