POWELL MUSEUM & ARCHIVES

Through a partnership with the Bureau of Land Management, the Powell Museum is proud to present a brand new, never-before-seen exhibit of various species found in the Kaiparowits Plateau of …

In partnership with the Page Public Library, the Powell Museum is excited to share a digital exhibit from our “Page Pioneers”. As Glen Canyon Dam workers began moving to Manson …

As one of two existing Bureau of Reclamation towns in America, Page has evolved quickly throughout its incorporation in 1975. This display includes a station where visitors can listen to …

In 1956, a small town began to emerge on Manson Mesa, originally called ‘Government Camp’. In less than two decades this town would be known as Page, named after John …

Before Page became a city, there was a Navajo sheepherder named Manson Yazzie who lived in this area. Many years later, the mesa would later be named for Manson, and …

The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is named for its series of plateaus that descend from Bryce Canyon south towards the Grand Canyon. There are 24 formations that form five ‘stair-step’ …

Before Page was a town, and prior to Lake Powell’s existence, a one-armed explorer by the name of John Wesley Powell traveled the muddy waters of the Colorado River through …

During the construction of Glen Canyon Dam, The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation commissioned a scale model relief map of what would be Lake Powell and the surrounding area. Completed in …

Commercial river-running in the Grand Canyon began more than 150 years ago with John Wesley Powell, and through the efforts of early adventurers like Norman Nevills and Georgie White, the …

Through grant funding from the American Rescue Fund and Arizona Humanities, the Powell Museum is proud to present our outdoor walking exhibit of nine wayside panels that touch on John …