POWELL

NAME: Powell
COUNTY: Mohave
ROADS: 4WD
LEGAL INFO: T16N, R20W
CLIMATE: Warm winter, hot summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Winter, fall
COMMENTS: 6 miles east of the Colorado River.
REMAINS: Unkown.
Powell began as a station on the Santa Fe Railroad and was originally called "The Needles"; developed into a small settlement and had a post office beginning in 1883. The first post master changed the name to honor Major John Powell.


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