Brushed metal plaque № 48826
Overton, NV, United States
Powell Of The Colorado. On August 30, 1869, Major John Wesley Powell landed at the mouth of the Virgin River, about twelve miles south of here, thus ending the first expedition through the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River.The expedition left Green River City, Wyoming Territory, on May 24, 1869. Fo
r three months Powell and his men endured danger and hunger to explore, survey, and study the geology of the canyons along the Green and Colorado Rivers.Exhausted and near starvation, the Powell party
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