William Henry Hatch - Hannibal, Missouri
Posted by: BruceS
N 39° 42.505 W 091° 21.537
15S E 640677 N 4396682
Historical marker commemorating former Hannibal resident whose impact is still seen to day. The marker is next to a statue of William Henry Hatch.
Waymark Code: WM1D6W
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2007
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William Henry Hatch
Hannibal was the home of William H. Hatch, lawyer, Congressman, and father
of agricultural experiment stations. Hatch sponsored the law creating the
Office of Secretary of Agriculture. Adjoining Hannibal is the Hatch Farm,
bequeathed to the state by his daughter and now operated as the Hatch Dairy
Experiment Station. ~ text of marker