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Major John Wesley Powell, who lived from 1834 to 1902, explored the Colorado River in 1869 and 1871-72. On August 3, 1869, Powell wrote in his journal of “a curious ensemble of wonderful features — carved walls, royal arches, glens, alcove gulches, mounds and monuments” and said, “We decide to call it Glen Canyon.”
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