There is a building astride the north bank of the Virgin River easily seen while driving state Route 9 just north of the LaVerkin-Hurricane Bridge.
Many of the uninitiated in Southern Utah lore probably ask the same question while driving by: “What was that building used for?”
The answer is believe it or not, it was once a hydroelectric plant.
There are other structures and remnants of structures hikers can see along the trails in Confluence Park, where LaVerkin and Ash creeks feed into the Virgin River. Most are from just last century, but one is from many centuries ago — a Native American cave dwelling, which provided shelter to a group of people known as the Virgin Anasazi. An archaeological excavation revealed evidence of their lifestyle, including tools, weapons and crude ropes made of hair and rawhide.