[DOC] [TLE] Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869 - Wikipedia [PAR] The Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869, led by American naturalist John 
Wesley Powell, was the first thorough cartographic and scientific investigation of 
long segments of the Green and Colorado rivers in the southwestern United 
States, including the first recorded passage ... recorded passage of white men 
through the entirety of the Grand Canyon. [DOC] [TLE] John Wesley Powell - Wikipedia [PAR] John Wesley "Wes" Powell (March 24, 1834  September 23, 1902) was a U.S. 
soldier, geologist, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan 
University, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He is famous 
for the 1869 Powell Geographic Expedition, a three-month river trip down the ... In 
1869, he set out to explore the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon. [DOC] [TLE] The Powell Expedition - BobsPixels.com [PAR] The Powell Expedition began its momentous journey in Green River City in 
Wyoming ... and Colorado Rivers and through the then unknown depths of the 
Grand Canyon. ... "Emma Dean", John Wesley Powell, Expedition leader, had 
become Major during ... May 26: The party enters the first canyon, naming it 
Flaming Gorge. [DOC] [TLE] John Wesley Powell: Mapping the Colorado River | HistoryNet [PAR] In addition to instructing his students in the basic subjects, Wes led them on field 
... At the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee, a bullet ripped through Wes's right arm, 
which ... Powell and his party planned to travel first down the Green River to 
where it meets the Colorado, then proceed down that great river to the Grand 
Canyon. [DOC] [TLE] John Wesley Powell - DesertUSA [PAR] The life and times John Wesley Powell, a one-armed college professor with a 
thirst ... and almost uncharted canyons of the Green and Colorado rivers, through 
the ... Powell's exploration of the Colorado River led to the formulation of some of 
the ... During the winter of 1868-69, Powell traveled south to the Grand River, 
down... [DOC] [TLE] DKos Special Diary: The Mythical John Wesley Powell and the 1869 ... [PAR] Feb 27, 2013 ... DKos Special Diary: The Mythical John Wesley Powell and the 1869 .... Because 
the pools of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon are lengthy ... It was 
therefore the prize that had to be won above all the other canyons that led to it. ... 
prove useful as a means to navigate down river toward Mexico. [DOC] [TLE] Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 ... - Goodreads [PAR] Be the first to ask a question about Down the Great Unknown ... Rivers through 
the Grand Canyon in 1869, led by a man-John Wesley Powell, who ..... The story 
of John Wesley Powell's journey through the Grand Canyon is undoubtedly ... 
The most striking thing is how many levels this book is successful on -- as 
adventure... [DOC] [TLE] Customer Reviews: Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley ... [PAR] John Wesley Powell, from the beginning of the Powell Survey, which most ... 
From the earliest pages of the book to the very end, Stegner brings up ..... very 
possibly went down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon two years .... 
And, AND, all of that came after this one-armed Civil War veteran led the first 
navigation... [DOC] [TLE] John Wesley Powell, 1834-1902: Famous Explorer of the American ... [PAR] Mar 17, 2012 ... Skip to main content; Skip to main Navigation; Skip to Search ... A replica of John 
Wesley Powell in the Emma Dean boat at the John ... Download this story as a 
PDF ... south through Utah and Colorado until it joins the great Colorado River. ... 
Years from now, that formation will be called the Grand Canyon. [DOC] [TLE] John Wesley Powell: White Water to White City - Digital Commons ... [PAR] encountered in 1869, when he led the first successful American expedition down 
the Colorado ... Powell's plan, he wrote, was to follow down the Grand River and 
strike further to the ... prepare for his first exploratory navigation of the Colorado

Question: John Wesley Powell led the first successful navigation down this river through the Grand Canyon
Answer: the Colorado River