Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
- Address: W side of Ganado
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1878/00/00 | J Lorenzo Hubbell | Work | Juan Lorenzo Hubbell buys an Indian trading post. Hubbell names the place in honor of his friend and Navajo Chieftain Ganado Mucho. | |||
| 1883/00/00 | J Lorenzo Hubbell | Architect | J Lorenzo Hubbell erects a two room trading post built of stone. | |||
| 1884/09/00 | Clinton N Cotton | Work | C N Cotton buys 50 percent of Hubbell's trading post in Ganado, Arizona, from J L Hubbell, sheriff of Apache County. As "Hubbell and Cotton", Cotton will learn the business of Indian trading and the Navajo language. | |||
| 1885/00/00 | Clinton N Cotton | Work | Cotton persuades Navajo workers to weave large thick blankets, including one that is 12 feet by 18 feet 2 inches, to be sold as rugs. | |||
| 1888/02/00 | Clinton N Cotton | Work | With over 100 in stock, C N Cotton advertises heavy coarse Navajo blankets for sale at 35 cents per pound. | |||
| 1889/00/00 | A large room and wareroom are added onto the original two room Hubbell Trading Post. | |||||
| 1894/00/00 | Clinton N Cotton | Work | C N Cotton sell his interest in 'Hubbell and Cotton' to Hubbell to open his own wholesale company in Gallup, NM, close to many Indian reservations. His two most popular commodities with native traders are Arbuckle's Coffee and Pendleton Blankets. | |||
| 1899/00/00 | J Lorenzo Hubbell | Work | By 1899, Hubbell's trading empire includes 14 trading posts, wholesale warehousing and freighting. | |||
| 1902/00/00 | Maynard Dixon | Visitor | Maynard Dixon visits the Hubbell Trading Post and sketches nearby. |
| Particulars for Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Business |
| Area of Significance | Commerce |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Area of Significance | Exploration-settlement |
| Owner | Federal |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Cultural Affiliation | Native American |
| Historic Use | Trade (archeology) |
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