Wagon-Navajo National Monument - Shonto AZ
Posted by: 
Don.Morfe
N 36° 40.716 W 110° 32.472
12S E 540993 N 4059317
You can tell that this two-horse wagon has traveled many a mile over rough Navajo reservation roads. One of the many styles made around the turn of the century specifically for the Indian trade, and sold at trading posts.
Waymark Code: WM13DXE
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 11/18/2020
Views: 4
Wagon Navajo National Monument-You can tell that this two-horse wagon has traveled many a mile over rough Navajo reservation roads. One of the many styles made around the turn of the century specifically for the Indian trade, and sold at trading posts. Horse drawn wagons are a rare sight on the reservation today.
In your travels through the reservation, you’ve undoubtedly already encountered plenty of pickup trucks—the most popular mode of Navajo transportation today. Horses are used for herding sheep and other livestock, and for competing in rodeos. It’s common practice among Navajos to share rides, and to take people where they need to go in exchange for good conversation.
Marker Name: Wagon
Type of history commemorated: Other
County: Navajo
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
National Park Service
Year placed: 1990
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