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The Army Engineers Built It in Republic Era Opinion
A historic essay extols the U S Army Corps of Engineers for shaping rivers and harbors, Panama Canal, and Washington infrastructure. It credits Goethals and West Point ties, cites vast works from canals to railways, bridges, and public buildings, and notes stringent project oversight and honesty in public service.
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Elmo Scott Watson
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Army Engineers
Corps of Engineers
War Department
Division of Public Works
Army
Congress
United States Army
Board of Engineers On Rivers
Supreme Court
Board of Engineers
Board of Engineers On
Corps of Engineers Atitds Po
Army Engineer
United States Military Academy
West Point
Academy At
Engineers
Conor
Engineer Corps
Panama Canal
George W. Goethals
Atlantic
Sibert
Gatun
New York
San Francisco
Langfitt
Taglor
Patrick
Jadwin
Sud
Warda
Christopher Wren
St. Pauls Cathedral
National Capital
Washington
L’enfant
Andrew Ellicott
T. L. Casey
Washington Monument
Cluilfang
Capitol
Library of Congress
Government Printing Office
State, War and Navy
Post Office
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Aqueduct
Meigs
Irancia Scott Key Bride
Tyler
Georgetown
Virginia
Mehaffey
Ariington
Cumberland Road
Cumberland
St. Louis
Alaska
Tratla
Rive
Larbor
Ms Urdele
Corps of Engineery
Aruy
Walco Staion