Puzzle 55 · The Many Landscapes of Route 66 · Page 79 in print

Arizona Trading Posts

Peach Springs was a Hualapai place long before Route 66. Its trading post later served local residents as well as travelers, exchanging food and craftwork for manufactured goods.

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  1. Ancel Taylor

    Owner who expanded the Peach Springs business.

    Park Service: Arizona: Peach Springs Trading (opens a new tab)

  2. Baskets

    Hualapai craft goods exchanged at the post.

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  3. Canned Foods

    Manufactured provisions traded at the post.

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  4. Chimneys

    Large masonry features of the trading post.

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  5. Cloth

    Fabric exchanged through the store.

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  6. Curio Shops

    Roadside businesses selling souvenir objects.

    Park Service: Route 66 study (opens a new tab)

  7. Holbrook

    Arizona community associated with petrified-wood sales.

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  8. Hualapai

    People whose traditional territory includes Peach Springs.

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  9. Jackrabbit

    Arizona roadside store described in the NPS study.

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  10. Medicine

    Health supplies obtained through the post.

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  11. Parapets

    Low walls extending above the roofline.

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  12. Pawn

    Exchange of belongings for a redeemable advance.

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  13. Peach Springs

    Arizona community with a historic trading post.

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  14. Petrified Wood

    Fossil material sold by local roadside businesses.

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  15. Vigas

    Exposed wooden beams in the trading-post design.

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Sources

  1. Arizona: Peach Springs Trading PostNational Park Service
  2. Special Resource Study: Route 66 (Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California)National Park Service

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