What major expedition is John Wesley Powell famous for?
1869 geographic expedition
1865 geographic expedition
1872 geographic expedition
1877 geographic expedition
Answer
John Wesley Powell is most famous for leading the first successful expedition down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in 1869. He and a team of nine other men, including several Native Americans, spent four months on the expedition, traveling through the Grand Canyon and other parts of the Colorado River system.
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