A history of Powell,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Powell from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Powell was incorporated in 1909. Powell was named for John Wesley Powell, U.S. soldier, geologist and explorer. Powell post office was established January 23, 1908.
In 2013, the area was the subject of a piece of national legislation. The Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act (S. 130; 113th Congress), which was passed by both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, would transfer a piece of land from the Bureau of Land Management to the Powell Recreation District for continued use as a shooting range.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Powell’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
4 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPowell, WY: Powell Townsite Shosh…, 1909: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Powell
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Powell, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Powell
1 place in Powell is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Powell, WY: Powell Townsite Shoshone Project Wyoming Township 55 North Range 99. West (1909) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.