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Ruins of a trading post near Shonto, Arizona. First built in 1891, the Tuba trading post as it appeared in 2020. A traditional Navajo hogan. The Navajo reservation was expanded over time to an area of 17,544,500 acres (71,000 km 2; 27,413 sq mi).
Established on August 28, 1965, Hubbell Trading Post encompasses about 65 hectares (160 acres) and preserves the oldest continuously operated trading post on the Navajo Nation. [4] From the late 1860s through the 1960s, the local trading post was the main financial and commercial hub for many Navajo people, functioning as a bank (where they ...
In 1944 William E. and Lucile McGee, who had been in the trading post business since 1923, purchased Leupp Trading Post from Ida Mae Borum. After William and Lucile retired in 1968, their son, Ralph, and his wife, Ellen, took over the business, running the Leupp Trading Post until 1982. [6] [7] In the late 20th century, the trading post was closed.
The nearest trading post was some 50 mi (80 km) away and Keam's trading post was 13 mi (21 km) east of the Hopi Indian's settlements on First Mesa. With the opportunity for full year round trade nearby, the regional Indians quickly identified the canyon with the traders and the name Keams Canyon took hold.
[12] [5] It was this site which today is known as the Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site. [13] During the years 1876–1886, he developed a trading business in the area around and between St. Johns, Ganado, Albuquerque and Gallup, New Mexico. He continued to run the trading posts in both St. Johns and Ganado, and centered his wholesale ...
Sawmill (Navajo: Niʼiijííh Hasání) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. Sawmill is a part of Fort Defiance Agency, which is on the Navajo Nation. The population was 748 at the 2010 census. [4] It is named after and developed around a sawmill. A trading post has been present since 1907. [5]
Old Red Lake Trading Post, Tonalea, July 2014 Location in Coconino County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: 36°19′18″N 110°58′00″W / 36.32167°N 110.96667°W / 36.32167; -110
Area mi 2 (km 2) [2] County Notes Ak-Chin Indian Community: Hia C-eḍ Oʼodham, Pima, Maricopa, Tohono Oʼodham: ʼAkĭ Ciñ O'odham 1912 1,001 34.1 (88.3) Pinal: Cocopah Indian Reservation: Cocopah: Xawitt Kwñchawaay 1917 817 9.4 (24.3) Yuma: Colorado River Indian Reservation: Mohave, Chemehuevi, Hopi, Navajo: Mojave: Aha Havasuu Navajo: Tó ...