Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Hubbell Trading Post
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| Location | Apache County, Arizona, United States |
| Nearest town | Ganado, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 35°43′32″N 109°35′36″W / 35.72556°N 109.59333°WCoordinates: 35°43′32″N 109°35′36″W / 35.72556°N 109.59333°W |
| Area | 160 acres (65 ha) |
| Established | August 28, 1965 |
| Visitors | 95,676 (in 2005) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site |
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Hubbell Trading Post
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Guest House
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| Location | Ganado, Arizona |
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| Built | 1878 |
| Architect | John Lorenzo Hubbell |
| NRHP Reference # | 66000167 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | December 12, 1960 |
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site is a historic site on Highway 191, north of Chambers, with an exhibit center in Ganado, Arizona. It is considered a meeting ground of two cultures between the Navajo and the settlers who came to the area to trade.
In 1878, John Lorenzo Hubbell purchased this trading post, ten years after Navajos were allowed to return to the Ganado region from their U.S.-imposed exile in Bosque Redondo, Fort Sumner, New Mexico. This ended what is known in Navajo history as the "Long Walk of the Navajo."
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.
When the Navajos returned from The Long Walk in 1868, they found their herds decimated, their fields destroyed. Their way of life was ripped apart and their life was forever changed. The Navajos were troubled by an economic depression in the late 19th century as a result of the Long Walk. Thus, trade became increasingly important.
Heavy sandstones from the area were quarried in 1883 to begin construction of this solid building along the southern banks of the Pueblo Colorado Wash. Life at Hubbell Trading Post centered around it. The idea of trading was not new to the Navajos. Native American tribes in the Southwest had traded amongst themselves for centuries. During the four years' internment at Bosque Redondo, Navajos were introduced to many new items (e.g., flour, sugar, coffee, baking powder, canned goods, tobacco, tools, cloth, etc.). When the Anglos came to trade with the Navajos, the difference was in the products exchanged, and in the changes brought about by these exchanges. Traders like Hubbell supplied these items.
Trade with men like Hubbell became increasingly important for the Navajos. The trader was in contact with the world outside the newly created reservation; a world which could supply the staples the Navajos needed to supplement their homegrown products. In exchange for the trader's goods the Navajos traded wool, sheep and, later, rugs, jewelry, baskets and pottery. It was years before cash was used between trader and Navajos.
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