Editing Powell, Wyoming (section)

==History==
[[File:Heart mt 012107 (18).jpg|thumb|left|Heart Mountain and surrounding mountains covered in snow, January 2007]]

Powell was incorporated in 1909.<ref>[http://www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com/powell.html "Powell &ndash; Wyoming Tales and Trailss[sic&#93;".]  G.B. Dobson. January 6, 2004. Retrieved on 2009-07-20.</ref>  Powell was named for [[John Wesley Powell]], U.S. soldier, geologist and explorer.<ref>Urbanek, Mae (1969) ''Wyoming Place Names'', p. 160. Boulder, Colorado: Johnson Publishing Company.</ref> Powell [[post office]] was established January 23, 1908.<ref>Gallagher, John S. and Patera, Alan H. (1980) ''Wyoming Post Offices, 1850−1980'', p. 100. Burtonsville, Maryland: The Depot.</ref>

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.<ref name=cbo130>{{cite web|title=CBO - S. 130|date=July 26, 2013|url=http://www.cbo.gov/publication/44460|publisher=Congressional Budget Office|access-date=September 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name=130allactions>{{cite web|title=S. 130 - All Actions|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/130/all-actions/|publisher=United States Congress|access-date=September 12, 2013}}</ref>{{clear left}}