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Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Powell_Geographic_Expedition_of_1869
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:documentedIn
gptkb:The_Exploration_of_the_Colorado_River_and_Its_Canyons
gptkbp:endDate
1869
gptkbp:explores
gptkb:Colorado_River
gptkb:Green_River
gptkb:Grand_Canyon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869
gptkbp:leader
gptkb:John_Wesley_Powell
gptkbp:notableEvent
first known passage of European Americans through the Grand Canyon by boat
three men left the expedition and disappeared
gptkbp:notableMember
gptkb:Frank_Goodman
gptkb:George_Y._Bradley
gptkb:Jack_Sumner
gptkb:John_Colton_Sumner
gptkb:Oramel_G._Howland
gptkb:Seneca_Howland
gptkb:Walter_H._Powell
gptkb:William_H._Dunn
gptkb:William_R._Hawkins
gptkb:Andrew_Hall
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
10
gptkbp:numberOfShips
4
gptkbp:purpose
scientific exploration
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Powell_Expedition_of_1871–1872
gptkbp:result
significant scientific and geographic data collected
gptkbp:route
gptkb:Green_River_Station,_Wyoming_Territory
gptkbp:routeEnd
gptkb:St._Thomas,_Nevada
gptkbp:sponsor
gptkb:Illinois_State_Natural_History_Society
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkb:Chicago_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:startDate
1869
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:John_Wesley_Powell
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5