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Show ,."' j ' . V 53 n Sp. Lai ,-- lul J f J : PjI Located on Hatch's Main Street along ' throughout the county. The site is also US-89 the little communitie's Town Mall marked by a DUP historical display. J is similar to many facilities still in use HATCH (A) The tiny town of Hatch has been hosting travelers since pioneer days when weary travelers would stop to get something to eat before tackling the road south. Known in those days at the . . "Divide" it is today tailed Sevier Summit, and Hatch on the north and Glendale on the south marked its two ends. Traveling the same road today, widened and paved, the winter traveler on a stormy, snowy night feels the same warm feeling the early pioneers did as the lights of Hatch greet him and its friendly residents make him welcome. Summer in Hatch means lots of fishing at nearby Asay and Mammoth Creeks and on the Sevier River that passes by town. It means gardens full of healthy vegetables, alfalfa ready for mowing, flowers in bloom, and the pink mountains of the Bryce Canyon area in the distance. It means not-so-lazy days as residents work hard to prepare for the winter that will be along all too soon again. It means a people whose heritage has taught them what hard work really means in a country where survival even today is not easy. Nearby Hillsdale ghost town hasn't been a ghost town very long and Hatch itself has been rebuilt three J different times, once after S the dam at the Hatchtown Reservoir gave way. The Daughters of the Utah ' Pioneers maintain a museum in town that tells something of the town's history that is really worth an hour of the visitor's time. Local shops display handcrafted hand-crafted items for sale that can't be matched anywhere for quality or price and all services are available for the traveler including a few tips on where the fish are biting best. |