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.

BACK