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Disaster Falls

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John Wesley Powell lost one of his 4 boats in the rapids at Ladore Canyon and named the site Disaster Falls on June 7, 1869. 


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John Wesley Powell

John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902) was a U.S. soldier, geologist, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois State 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 Green and Colorado rivers that included the first known passage through the Grand Canyon.

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