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Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site        

courtesy of the National Park Service

Contact Information:
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
P.O. Box 150
Ganado, AZ 86505
928-755-3475
http://www.nps.gov/hutr/

Size: 160 acres. 

Location: Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site is located one mile west of Ganado, Arizona, and 55 miles northwest of Gallup, New Mexico. Accessible via AZ 264 from the east and west and by US 191 from the north and south. 

Description: Established in 1878, Hubbell Trading Post is the oldest continuously operating trading post in the Navajo Nation. It was first established by John Lorenzo Hubbell who, alone or together with his two sons, owned 30 trading posts, wholesale houses, several ranches and farms, business properties, and stage and freight lines. The trading post here has served as a bridge between cultures for generations.

 

Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site  
courtesy of the National Park Service

Activities: Guided tours. 

Operating Hours: Summer hours are 8am - 6 pm from May 1st to October 1st. Winter hours are 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., daily. The Park is is closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's Day.

History
: Authorized on August 28, 1965.

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