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Farmington Museum & Visitor Center at Gateway Park

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Farmington Museum & Visitor Center at Gateway Park

Farmington: 100 Years of Change - Ongoing Exhibit

The rich history of Farmington’s past from early pioneer settlement to the present-day is displayed in this exhibition. Created to celebrate Farmington’s centennial year, the exhibit highlights many of the people, places, businesses and events that made Farmington what it is today. The exhibition explores early settlement history, the area’s agricultural past and the growth and development of the town to a regional city.

Three Waters Trading Post - Ongoing Exhibit

The exhibit features a walk-through replica of a 1930s trading post with a bull pen stocked with period goods and artifacts, a pawn room and office Trading Post Interior Photoshowcases jewelry and rugs, a computer station and trading posts location map are located outside the replica post. Many of the objects used in the exhibit have been donated by local trading post families.

Trading Post Exterior PhotoThis exhibit is a portion of the long-term exhibits planned for the Farmington Museum at Gateway Park. It is located within the timeline of the Farmington: 100 Years of Change exhibit. The Three Waters Trading Post is funded in part by a $150,000 donation from the United Indian Traders Association and is part of a joint oral history project with Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ.

Farmington Museum & Visitor Center at Gateway Park
3041 E. Main St. 87402
Farmington, New Mexico
Phone (505) 599-1174
www.farmingtonmuseum.org/