SOMETIMES IT TAKES TWO
The early legislative/political history of the Grand Canyon is indebted to some of the giants of our West: John Wesley Powell, of course, but also Gifford Pinchot and John Muir.
Because of destroyed archives, Powell’s collaboration with Benjamin Harrison over the Canyon has been largely lost. Their efforts were in 1882-5 and 1893, while the Muir-Pinchot efforts came later, in the 1890’s.
This post covers the earlier, first, Powell-Harrison effort; a second will review Muir-Pinchot.
John Wesley Powell — The Procreator Of The Park
