Exploring desert stone: John N. Macomb's 1859 expedition to the canyonlands of the Colorado
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Madsen, Steven K., author
Utah State University Press, publisher
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The confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers, now in Canyonlands National Park, near popular tourist destination Moab, still cannot be reached or viewed easily. Much of the surrounding region remained remote and rarely visited for decades after settlement of other parts of the West. The first U.S. government expedition to explore the canyon country and the Four Corners area was led by John Macomb of the army's topographical engineers. The soldiers and scientists followed in part the Old Spanish Trail, whose location they documented and verified. Seeking to find the confluence of the Colorado.
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Geological surveys -- Four Corners Region -- History -- 19th century
Geological surveys -- Four Corners Region -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Scientific expeditions -- Four Corners Region -- History -- 19th century
Canyons -- Four Corners Region -- History -- 19th century
Paleontology -- Four Corners Region -- History -- 19th century
Four Corners Region -- Geography
Four Corners Region -- Discovery and exploration
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Discovery and exploration
Macomb, J. N. (John N.), 1810 or 1811-1889 -- Travel -- Four Corners Region
United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers