Editing Hatton, Washington (section)

==History==
When the [[Northern Pacific Railway]] built its line through Adams County, they established a station where Hatton is and built a section and pump house. Prior to 1890, the station was named Twin Wells after the two wells that were drilled to water the railroad employees. In 1890, James Bronson established the first store and at the same time the post office was established with the name "Hatton". The name for the town was derived from the last names of the first postmistress, Belle Su''tton'', daughter of a local settler, and her new husband John ''Ha''ckett, a Northern Pacific Railway agent from [[Twin Falls, Idaho]].<ref>Phillips, James W. ''Washington State Place Names''. 8th ed. Seattle: [[University of Washington Press]], 1971. Print.</ref> Bronson's store was purchased by Otis Algoe in 1897 who subsequently became postmaster.<ref name="history">''An Illustrated History of The Big Bend Country, Embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin Counties''. Spokane, Washington: Western Historical Publishing Company, 1904. Print.</ref>

Hatton finally began to grow after 1901 and was platted on April 30, 1901 by James Bronson. By that time the town had four large warehouses, five stores, two hotels, a bank and a school.<ref name="history"/> A newspaper, ''The Hatton Hustler'' was established during that time.  Hatton was officially incorporated on July 31, 1907.