Major John Wesley Powell is credited as the man who led the first U.S. Government Expedition down the Green and Colorado rivers, through the Grand Canyon in 1869. He would later retrace his first trip and finish the expedition in 1871. See various reference photos from his trips down the rivers, as well as numerous related pieces commemorating his history voyages here.
JOHN WESLEY POWELL
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