Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site - Ganado AZ
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Don.Morfe
N 35° 42.558 W 109° 33.510
12S E 630398 N 3952663
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.
Waymark Code: WM17GE2
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 02/17/2023
Views: 1
THE PLACE:
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.
THE PERSON:
John Lorenzo Hubbell (November 27, 1853 – November 12, 1930) was a member of the Arizona State Senate. He was elected to serve in the 1st Arizona State Legislature from Apache County. He served in the Senate from March 1912 until March 1914. Hubbell was the long-time owner of the Hubbell Trading Post established in 1878 on the Navajo Reservation in Ganado, Arizona. The trading post is preserved as the Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site.
The above information was obtained from Wikipedia
Year it was dedicated: 1878
Location of Coordinates: Building Entrance
Related Web address (if available): [Web Link]
Type of place/structure you are waymarking: building
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