Corps of Engineers
Americannoun
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The Wedge was created in the 1930s, when the Army Corps of Engineers extended a rock jetty some 2,000 feet out from the beach to protect the entrance to Newport Harbor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Some of the newly uncovered objects are from the city’s unsuccessful attempts to build jetties in the early 1900s, before the Army Corps of Engineers took over, said local historian William Lobdell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Rutinel, a young Latino candidate and former Army Corps of Engineers economist, has argued that Democrats should focus relentlessly on the cost of living and the struggles of working families.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Army Corps of Engineers to update this decades-old rule book, Whittlesey said, but until then it must request special permission to store the extra water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
There were hundreds, perhaps thousands, of cases against the city, the federal government, FEMA, police officers, the Army Corps of Engineers.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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