U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Army_Corps_of_Topographical_Engineers
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_engineering_organization
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1863
gptkbp:formed 1838
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:notableFor mapping the American West
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:John_C._Frémont
gptkb:Stephen_H._Long
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition
gptkb:Pacific_Railroad_Surveys
gptkb:Mexican–American_War_surveys
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:U.S._Army_Bureau_of_Topographical_Engineers
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:primaryUse gptkb:explorer
mapmaking
topographical surveying
gptkbp:servesArea gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:successor gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fremont_Expeditions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers