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波士顿遭围城时所建筑的防御工事
1775年6月16日
陆军工程师兵团也帮助建筑了许多华盛顿地区早期的公共建物。后来，他们还负责华盛顿纪念碑、林肯纪念馆、阿灵顿国家公墓，以及国会图书馆等其他建物的建造。在经济大萧条的时候，因为「工作计画部」 (Work
Projects Administration) 指示，工程师兵团沿着密西西比河设计、建造，并维护了许多洪水管制网络。这些工程师建造了水坝与水闸，使船只能够在密西西比河上航行。不过，他们的贡献还不仅于此。
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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