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Grand Canyon National Park
Powell Expedition Photos
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Grand Canyon was largely unknown until after the Civil War. In 1869, Major John Wesley Powell, a one-armed Civil War veteran with a thirst for science and adventure, made a pioneering journey through the canyon on the Colorado River. He accomplished this with nine men in four small wooden boats. Though only six men completed the journey. His party was, as far as we know, the first ever to make such a trip.
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THE POWELL EXPEDITION (20 Photos)
Many of The photographs in this album are from John Wesley Powell's second expedition (1871) down the Colorado River through what would later be known as the Grand Canyon. There were no photographs made during the first (1869) trip. Powell and his men were sent into this uncharted territory by the United States Geological Survey to map and survey the Colorado River.
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When viewing photos in this album, selection of the "View Slideshow" option will open a self-running slideshow in a new window. When "View Album" is selected, a technology called Zoomifyer is enabled. It provides the ability to pan and zoom around inside the selected image and focus in on details.
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Did You Know?
From Yavapai Point on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, the drop to the Colorado River below is 4,600 feet (1,400 m). The elevation at river level is 2,450 feet (750 m) above sea level. Without the Colorado River, a perennial river in a desert environment, the Grand Canyon would not exist.
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Last Updated: September 21, 2007 at 18:52 EST |
