Near Page in Coconino County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Glen Canyon Dam
Colorado River Storage Project
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2010
1. Glen Canyon Dam Marker
Inscription.
Glen Canyon Dam. Colorado River Storage Project.
Dedicated by the First Lady Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson September 22, 1966, United States Department of the Interior Stewart L. Udall, Secretary Bureau of Reclamation Floyd E. Dominy, Commissioner, [The following marker is inside the Powerplant Gallery area], Lake Powell. Major John Wesley Powell led scientific exploration parties down the Green and Colorado Rivers in 1869 and in 1871-72. Years later Powell became a leader in government science programs, headed the U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of American Ethnology, and advocated enlightened land and water conservation policies which resulted in the passage of the Reclamation Act of 1902. In commemoration of his courage, his wisdom, and his years of public service, the reservoir behind Glen Canyon Dam has been named Lake Powell.
Dedicated by
the First Lady
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson
September 22, 1966
United States Department of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary
Bureau of Reclamation
Floyd E. Dominy, Commissioner
[The following marker is inside the
Powerplant Gallery area]
Lake Powell
Major John Wesley Powell led scientific exploration parties down the Green and Colorado Rivers in 1869 and in 1871-72. Years later Powell became a leader in government science programs, headed the U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of American Ethnology, and advocated enlightened land and water conservation policies which resulted in the passage of the Reclamation Act of 1902. In commemoration of his courage, his wisdom, and his years of public service, the reservoir behind Glen Canyon Dam has been named Lake Powell.
Erected by Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Location. 36° 56.191′ N, 111° 29.083′ W. Marker is near Page, Arizona, in Coconino County. Markers are located at the Powerplant,
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one outside the gallery area and the other inside. At Glen Canyon Dam, off U.S. Route 89, at the Colorado River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Page AZ 86040, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2010
2. Lake Powell Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2010
3. Glen Canyon Dam Marker
At entrance to the Powerplant Gallery Area
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2010
4. Glen Canyon Dam Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2010
5. Glen Canyon Dam Powerplant from Gallery
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2010
6. Glen Canyon Dam Powerplant Sign
Showing Generators online and total earnings from sale of power generated by Glen Canyon Dam
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 29, 2002
7. Glen Canyon Dam - Lake Powell Side
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 29, 2002
8. Glen Canyon Dam - Lake Powell
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 30, 2002
9. Glen Canyon Dam
Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,375 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 19, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 7, 8, 9. submitted on April 9, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.