Major John Wesley Powell - Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Posted by: 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: WMR35E
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/05/2016
Views: 26
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
Marker Name: Major John Wesley Powell
Type of history commemorated: Person
County: Coconino
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker: U.S. Congress
Year placed: Unknown
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