Hatch Ward Building and Bell

When the moved town of Hatch settled onto its new site, it built a church to match. The Latter-day Saint ward house went up on this lot in 1904, a vestibule was added in 1910, and the congregation bought a bell with their donations. For decades it hung in the tower and did a frontier bell's several jobs at once — calling worshippers, opening school, and marking every civic and social gathering the town held. School met in the building until 1913. The ward house came down in 1983, but its bell was kept and stands here.

What the plaque says

In 1904 the Hatch L.D.S. Ward building was erected on this lot. A vestibule was added in 1910 and the bell was purchased with donations from ward members. For many years it hung in the tower and rang out for all civic, social and church activities. School was held in the building until 1913. The building was razed March 3, 1983 when the new ward meeting house was built.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Red Canyon — 9.1 mi
  A blazing red gateway carved by water and wind
• Panguitch — 12 mi
  A well-preserved pioneer town and gateway to Bryce Canyon
• Panguitch Lake — 12 mi
  A Blue Ribbon trout lake at 8,400 feet on the Patchwork Parkway
• Bryce Canyon National Park — 14 mi
  The largest collection of hoodoos on Earth

More markers nearby

• Settlement of Hatch — steps away
• Asay Settlement and Cemetery — 4.8 mi
• Panguitch Fort — 12 mi
• The Panguitch Quilt Walk — 12 mi