Travel Guide Lupton

The first Trading Posts were established here in 1868 and the return of the Navajos from Fort Sumner, after a long forced exile and the painful episode of the Long March (1864). In 1905, the site hosted the first station of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad in Arizona. It was named after a Wiswlow conductor, G.W. Lupton. In a short time, the town grew and a post office was established in May 1917. From 1926 on, the success of Route 66 gave rise to many businesses The small community of about 30 members not only marks the border between New Mexico and Arizona but also the eastern boundary of the Navajo Indian Reservation. The road is lined with Indian stores with more or less flashy signs and storefronts. After the huge Speedy's Truck Stop and the giant tepee at the Tepee Trading Post, the Yellowhorse Gift Shop, at the foot of a cliff decorated with statues of bears, deer and eagles, is one of the most eye-catching. Just outside of Lupton, the Arizona Welcome Center is located on the interstate