Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
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| Location: | Arizona , United States | ||
| Next city: | Ganado | ||
| Surface: | 0.64 km² | ||
| Founding: | August 28, 1965 | ||
| Visitors: | 80,578 (2010) | ||
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Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site is a historic trading post on the edge of the town of Ganado in the US state of Arizona . The station was founded in 1876 by John Lorenzo Hubbell and was one of the most important institutions for trade with the Indians of the region, mainly the Navajo people but also the Hopi and Zuni . It is still in operation today and serves as one of the most important trading centers for arts and crafts of the Navajo and for the local supply of the local residents.
building
The Trading Post consists of a main building made of adobe and some stone walls, in which the living rooms of the trader and his family, the sales room, storage rooms and an extension to the storage rooms are located under one roof. Outbuildings include a barn, chicken coop, oven, and some modern buildings such as the park staff home and a visitor center.
There are also several Hogans , circular Navajo buildings made of wood with earth roofs in traditional architecture.
The building was recognized as a National Historic Landmark on December 12, 1960 , and was taken over by the National Park Service in 1965 and designated a National Historic Site . This was associated with the inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966 . The then director of the NPS, George Hartzog, attached great importance to the fact that the trading post should remain in business as a National Historic Site. The task of the memorial is to protect and preserve the building and the collection, but also - and this is unique in the National Park Service - to continue operating a trading post for as long as possible, as an example and to illustrate this business. Hubbel Trading Post is the only US publicly owned trading post and although it is partially museum quality, it has not been closed. It's the only National Historic Site set to develop, a company that will change as the Navajo will change.
In addition to a small museum about the history of trading posts and the Indian trade, handicrafts from the local Navajo people are still on offer, especially woven carpets. In addition, wickerwork and ceramics, as well as silver jewelry of the Navaho, Hopi and Zuni. On the other hand, Navajo and tourists buy basic groceries and goods from the trading post. The trade is conducted on behalf of the non-profit Southwest Parks and Monuments Association . In the visitor center, you can watch Native American artisans working on carpets and silver jewelry.
Hubbell Trading Post in the 1890s
Carpets in the sales room
Annual art auction
Traditional hogan on the premises
Web links
- National Park Service: Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site (official site; English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Arizona. National Park Service , accessed July 20, 2019.
- ^ Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 29, 2017.
- ↑ This section is based on: Albert Manchester, Ann Manchester: Hubbell Trading Post - Administrative History , National Park Service, 1993. Chapter Executive Summary and Legislative History