john wesley powell river history museum
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Big museum for a small town. Local off road maps available there. Staff is courteous and friendly. Very clean and meticulous.
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This was a great museum depicting the exploits of John Wesley Powell's expedition's to explore the Colorado river. Lots of artifacts and displays to provide a educational experience. There also is a very reasonable admission fee.
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There are really interesting artifacts and tidbits here. We happened to discover here references to Range Creek, a protected (now owned by Utah Museum of Natl. History) pictograph and Fremont village site. It is really hard to get to, but well worthwhile. So on a previous trip, we found (here) a reason to come back and "dig" deeper. So cool.
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There's more than John Wesley Powell in this museum. It's sort of a cultural museum of the area. It's a great stop!
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The short video at the beginning of the museum was very informative and the displays and artifacts were awesome . Would recommend you take the time to visit. Also a great gift store.
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We stopped by the Powell museum in the early evening. While we really enjoyed the parts we saw (including an exclusive viewing of the film for just the two of us), we were disappointed that both the art gallery and the dinosaur exhibit were closed due to separate functions. Brilliant idea to use the space for local meetings but it would have been considerate to have a discount on admission since we could only see half the museum. The woman at the front was incredibly friendly and provided us with maps and brochures for other attractions that we expressed interest in.
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This is a very nice little museum that provides a good history lesson on John Wesley Powell’s expeditions down the Green and Colorado Rivers as well as the local history of Green River. The 20-minute introductory video gave a good overview of Powell’s first expedition down the Green River from Wyoming to the confluence with the Colorado and on through the Grand Canyon. Quite the feat! The museum also houses the hall of fame for river runners and explorers, but I did not find that too interesting. There were also a few dinosaurs in the lower level. It was certainly worth the time we spent there (maybe an hour). I think I enjoyed the placards outside the building just as much as the museum itself (more general history of the area and Green River). I would not say this is a “must see” but if you have an hour available then it would certainly be time well spent. The admission fee seemed a little high for what there is in the museum, but these small operations do need funds to stay open.
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This town doesn't have much. But this is an asset to the area. I dropped by because I attended JWPJHS and wanted to know more about the man. I don't think it was worth the admission price and I think they would help build the town if it were a free museum dragging in traffic from the interstate.Also, I was there in the morning, and even though they were supposed to be open they were locked tight until an hour late.
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Staff was helpful and answered questions. Information was abundant, with story about the nearly disastrous dry land part of trip. Due to mirage or whatever, the group almost lost their lives trying to hike across the dry desert. Grand Canyon trip and documentation was outstanding achievement for a man (immense determination) with one arm, limited provisions, never fully aware of what lurked ahead, rowing wooden boats. Shows that all men are Not created equal.
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We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the JW Powell River History Museum. Did not expect a lot going in but spent way more time than we thought we would. It has a little bit of every thing - Colorado River history, the travels of John Wesley Powell and his group, dinosaurs in the basement, and wonderful art. Recommend you take the time to visit.