Major John Wesley Powell - Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
N 36° 04.400 W 112° 09.075
12S E 396334 N 3992695
Located at Powel Point, this monument was erected by the US Congress to honor an early Grand Canyon Pioneer.
Waymark Code: WMR35B
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/05/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NCDaywalker
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Text on plaque at the monument:

1869
John C Sumner
Walter H Powell
C Y Bradley
William R Hawkins
Andrew Hall

1872
A.H. Thompson
F.S. Dellenbauch
John K. Hillers
Stephen V. Jones
W. Clement Powell
Andrew J. Hattan

Erected by the Congress of the United States to Major John Wesley Powell, First explorer of the Grand Canyon who descended the river with his party in row-boats traversing the gorge beneath this point August 17, 1869 and again September 1, 1872
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