HUBBELL TRADING POST
national historic site
Hubbell Trading Post
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Location: just west of Ganado (Navajo Reservation), off AZ-264
Address: P.O.Box 150, Ganado, AZ 86505, phone (928) 755-3475
Distance: 318 miles from Phoenix, 178 miles from Flagstaff, 105 miles
from Kayenta.
Opening hours: open year-round (except Thanksgiving, December 25th and
January 1st), summer from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, winter from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Fees: no entrance fee, no fee for the regular tour of the Hubbell home.
Direction from Phoenix: use I-17 north to Flagstaff, then I-40 east to
towards Albuquerque, take Exit 333 towards Ganado, then US-191 north, turn left
onto AZ-264, after a mile watch for the sign, there make another left.
Direction from Kayenta: go northeast on US-160, turn right after 8 miles
onto BIA-59 towards Many Farms, there turn right onto US-191 (pass Chinle/Canyon
de Chelly), turn left onto AZ-264, after about 5 miles make a right (watch for
the sign 'Hubbell Trading Post').
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site. It is the oldest
continuously operating trading post on the Navajo Reservation.
The history. The original trading post was built by Charles Crary in
1871 and sold to John Lorenzo Hubbell in 1878 (23 years old at this time).
Hubbell was to own many trading posts in his lifetime and become an important
political figure in Arizona's history.
He began to make his fortune in 1875 when the price of wool was very high and
formed a partnership with C.N. Cotton of Gallup. Together they bought and sold
more than 40,000 lbs (more than 18,000 kg) of wool.
1880, the Navajo Reservation was enlarged by executive order. Now the trading
post was inside the reservation boundary. To keep the land, Hubbell went to
the U.S. Congress and with the help of Cotton and the Arizona governor was
ultimately successful in 1908.
graveyard hill
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Hubbell became known to the Navajo as "Double Glasses" and "Old Mexican". He
was also friends with the eastern leader of the Navajos, Manuelito, a
fierce warrior who had won many battles against the Mexicans. He was also
able to hold out longer than any other group against Kit Carson and the
U.S. Army and surrender only when his people were close to starvation.
Behind the trading post is a hill named for the family - now the family graveyard
with Lorenzo Hubbell (dies 1930) and his closest friend Manyhorse, Ganado
Muchos's son, buried beside him.
The Hubbell family operated the post until 1967 when it was sold to the
National Park Service.
The visit. The trading post is still operating and active. Today's
trader at the post is Bill Malone continues to buy and sell from beautiful
Navajo weavings (small table top items to large, old chief blankets) to books,
souvenirs and many other items.
You can visit and shop at the grocery store, the cedar-scented rug room and
visit the historical home of Lorenzo Hubbell (tour).
Note: Daylight Saving Time is observed by the Navajo Nation from
April to October (= 1 hour ahead of the rest of Arizona). So if you drive
into the Navajo Reservation from other areas in Arizona (f.e. Page, Flagstaff or
the Grand Canyon) please be aware of the time change.
Nearby attractions:
- Monument Valley
- Navajo National Monument
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument
- Four Corners Monument
- Window Rock
Links to websites and infos about the
Hubbell Trading Post (links open in a new window):
Hubbell Trading Post official website @ www.nps.gov
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John Lorenzo Hubbell biography @ www.nps.gov
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Friends of Hubbell a non profit organization
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