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波士頓遭圍城時所建築的防禦工事
1775年6月16日
陸軍工程師兵團也幫助建築了許多華盛頓地區早期的公共建物。後來，他們還負責華盛頓紀念碑、林肯紀念館、阿靈頓國家公墓，以及國會圖書館等其他建物的建造。在經濟大蕭條的時候，因為「工作計畫部」 (Work
Projects Administration) 指示，工程師兵團沿著密西西比河設計、建造，並維護了許多洪水管制網絡。這些工程師建造了水壩與水閘，使船隻能夠在密西西比河上航行。不過，他們的貢獻還不僅於此。
The Army Corps of Engineers helped build some of Washington's earliest public buildings. They later directed the construction of the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, and the Library of Congress, among other sites. Along with the Work Projects Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression, the Corps planned, constructed, and maintained a vast flood control network along the Mississippi River. The engineers created dams and locks that made the Mississippi even more navigable by ships. And there's more.
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