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Departure from Green River Station

When
1869-05-24
Where
Green River Station, Wyoming Territory
Part of
John Wesley Powell's 1869 Green and Colorado River expedition departs

Powell's expedition departed from Green River Station, Wyoming Territory, on May 24, 1869, beginning a river journey of approximately three months.

The expedition embarked from Green River Station, Wyoming Territory, on May 24, 1869. The boats, scientific instruments, and ten months of rations had been transported to this railroad station by the Union Pacific Railroad. The launch occurred just two weeks after the completion of the first transcontinental railroad at Promontory Summit in nearby Utah Territory. The station site is distinguished here from the modern locality of Green River, Wyoming; no passage supplies exact coordinates for the station itself.

Sources

  1. Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-24

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