John Wesley Powell, American Explorer(1834-1902)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: John Wesley Powell
• Birth: March 24, 1834, Mount Morris, New York, USA
• Death: September 23, 1902, Brooklin, Maine, USA
• Language: English
• Who he was: American explorer who wrote The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
• Included in lists (What's This?): SW

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