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 Powell of the Colorado
N 36° 18.454 W 114° 25.227
11S E 731606 N 4021151
Located at the Echo Bay Marina Hotel on Lake Mead.
Waymark Code: WMAQ7R
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 02/11/2011
Views: 15
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. For three months Powell and his men endured danger and hunger to explore, survey and study the geoloy of the canyons along the Green and Colorado Rivers.
Exausted and near starvation, the Powell Party was warmly greeted and fed by the hardy Morman pioneers of St Thomas. A small farm settlement about eleven miles north of here.
The original site of St Thomas and the junction of the Virgin and Colorado Rivers are now beneath the waters of Lake Mead.
This and later Powell Surveys stimulated great interest in the water conservation problems of the southwest.
Nevada State Historical Marker no 37
Nevada State Park System
National Park Service
Southern Nevada Historical Society
Marker Title (required): Powell of the Colorado
Marker Number (If official State Marker from NV SHPO website above, otherwise leave blank): 37
Marker Text (required):
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. For three months Powell and his men endured danger and hunger to explore, survey and study the geoloy of the canyons along the Green and Colorado Rivers.
Exausted and near starvation, the Powell Party was warmly greeted and fed by the hardy Morman pioneers of St Thomas. A small farm settlement about eleven miles north of here.
The original site of St Thomas and the junction of the Virgin and Colorado Rivers are now beneath the waters of Lake Mead.
This and later Powell Surveys stimulated great interest in the water conservation problems of the southwest.
County (required): Clark (Las Vegas)
Marker Type (required): Full Size (with blue painted mesh)
Is Marker Damaged? (required): No
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