John Wesley Powell is born on March 24 in Mount Morris, New York, the second son of Joseph and Mary Powell. The Confederacy fires on Fort Sumter on April 12. Enlists to fight in the Civil War on May 8 ...

VERNAL, Utah — The Green and Colorado rivers are significantly important to Utah history and they are a featured character in a new musical. "Let's Go! A John Wesley Powell Story" looks back on the ...

May 11 -- Powell supervises the unloading of his boats and supplies from a Union Pacific Rail car. May 24 -- Green River City, The ten-man crew pushes off on the Green River from Castle Rock in ...

On January 17, 1890, the explorer and scientist John Wesley Powell testified to the U.S. Senate about the development of the western United States, and how water scarcity across that vast, mostly ...

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In an 1878 report to Congress and subsequent writings, explorer and scientist John Wesley Powell called for a science-based approach to effective management of agricultural land and freshwater ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The explorer, geologist, and anthropologist John Wesley Powell helped to shape national policies for the lands and ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Don Lago talked about John Wesley Powell's expedition to the Grand Canyon and his contribution as a result of his travels. Author Don Lago ...