Expedition Island

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Expedition Island
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Location: Green River, Wyoming
Built/Founded: 1869
Designated as NHL: November 24, 1968[1]
Added to NRHP: November 24, 1968[2]
NRHP Reference#: 68000056
Governing body: Local

Expedition Island is a park in Green River, Wyoming that marks the area where Major John Wesley Powell started an expedition down the Green River and Colorado River in 1871. The park is also believed to mark where Major Powell started a similar expedition down the two rivers in 1869.

These two expeditions are generally considered to have covered the last, large land area in the continental United States left unexplored by European-Americans.

Expedition Island was designated a National Historic Landmark on November 24, 1968.[1][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Expedition Island. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-20.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ Stephen Lissandrello (January 3, 1976), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Expedition IslandPDF (288 KiB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 5 photos, from 1975 and c.1900.PDF (824 KiB)

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