Powell - Colorado River Expedition 1869

Powell - Colorado River Expedition 1869 (HM1P31)

Location: Green River, WY 82935 Sweetwater County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 31.431', W 109° 28.341'

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On May 24, 1869, the Powell - Colorado River Expedition, ten men and four boats strong, embarked from these environs on a voyage of adventure resulting in civilization's first definite knowledge of this continent's last unexplored major river drainage. Out of the still shaded, but no longer unknown, depths of that river's Grand Canyon came, 98 days later, six tattered river veterans to triumphantly beach two water-worn and rock-mauled hulks.

This adventure, no odyssey if measured by elapsed time alone, easily qualifies by the other standards of suspense, danger and action. Its successful completion captured and held the admiration of a nation.

John Wesley Powell himself — cast in the hero's role and endowed with rare executive and scientific talents — rode the crest of national acclaim into public service and the highest councils of the republic. Over the years his ever-sharpening executive ability resulted in the creation and productiveness of important federal agencies, while his scientific genius contributed to the advancement of such divergent disciplines as ethnology, geology and agronomy. Perhaps his greatest gift to the nation, conceived during Colorado River explorations, was the theory of arid-land culture, as developed, through his success in fathering the Bureau of Reclamation. This theory has changed the face of western landscapes and caused extensive geographic regions to blossom and thrive.
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HM NumberHM1P31
Series This marker is part of the More Than Words series
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Date Added Wednesday, November 4th, 2015 at 5:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 627456 N 4598038
Decimal Degrees41.52385000, -109.47235000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 31.431', W 109° 28.341'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 31' 25.86" N, 109° 28' 20.46" W
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Area Code(s)307
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 12 E 4th S, Green River WY 82935, US
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