The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Hatfield was laid out in 1880. A post office was established at Hatfield in 1880, and remained in operation until 1992.
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📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Hatfield is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hatfield has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Pipestone Water Tower in Pipestone, 6.9 miles away.
Hatfield and the nearest listed places
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How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Pipestone Water Tower’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hatfield?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hatfield’s story, or a memory of it.
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