However,much of what we know today about the Grand Canyon was recorded by John Wesley Powell.

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John Wesley Powell's reports and maps from the trip made him famous.

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John Wesley Powell and his group traveled in four boats.

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And Dr John Powell, chairman of the British Medical Association's IT committee, backed the opposition.

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John Powell, who also went on the trip, told CNN affiliate WTAE-TV that the whole reason the group left early was so they could attend.

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"Four years ago the authority said the cottage hospital was so run down it was not fit for purpose, " said John Powell, Treasurer of Clevedon Hospital League of Friends.

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