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  • October

    ALBQUERQUE, N.M. – District Commander Lt. Col. Patrick Dagon presents Daniel J. (Joe) Martinez with the Castle Award, Oct. 6, 2015.

    District Employee Recognized for Excellence

    District employee Daniel J. Martinez recently received the 2015 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Castle Award.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District Commander LTC Karl Jansen, along with Equal Employment Opportunity Officer Judy Philips and Deputy District Engineer Planning, Programs and Project Management Dave Romano, visited Buffalo Public School Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence to judge a Reverse Engineering and Recycling competition, October 14, 2015. Students were asked to create a poster and a work of art out of recycled materials, present their poster to the class, and persuade others to get involved and start recycling.

    USACE Buffalo District judge Recycling Competition, inspire students

    The classroom fell silent and student’s anticipation grew as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE),
  • Captain Hiram M. Chittenden’s served as temporary District Engineer for four months in 1901 during which time he gets credit for the conversion of Leech Lake Dam from a timber to a concrete structure and the design of Twin Cities Lock and Dam #2. Chittenden was assigned to St. Paul District for much of his career, more than those four brief months of command.

    Hiram M. Chittenden

    Captain Hiram M. Chittenden’s photograph appears on the wall outside the executive office of St. Paul District. Chittenden served as temporary district engineer for four months in 1901, during which time he gets credit for the conversion of Leech Lake Dam from a timber to a concrete structure and the design of Twin Cities Lock and Dam #2. Chittenden was assigned to St. Paul District for much of his career, more than those four brief months of command.
  • Henry Bosse was born in Prussia November 13th, 1844. He immigrated to the United States in 1865 and by 1870 was working in a book and stationary shop in Chicago. He began working for the Corps of Engineers in Chicago in 1874 and was soon transferred to the Corps’ River and Harbor Improvement Office in St. Paul. In 1878 he transferred to the Corps’ Rock Island District.

    Henry Bosse

    One of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District’s claim to fame is renowned photographer Henry Bosse. Bosse was born in Prussia Nov. 13, 1844. He immigrated to the United States in 1865; and by, 1870, he was working in a book and stationary shop in Chicago. He began working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Chicago in 1874 and was soon transferred to the Corps’ River and Harbor Improvement Office in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1878, he transferred to the Corps’ Rock Island District.

  • The Boatyard: History of the Fountain City Service Base

    For 100 years, the Fountain City, Wisconsin, Boatyard has played an essential role in supporting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ efforts to improve navigation on the Upper Mississippi River. These efforts have included the 4 ½-foot channel project (1878-1907), the 6-foot channel project (1907-1930) and the 9-foot channel project (1930-present).