United States Army Corps of Topographical Engineers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Army_Corps_of_Topographical_Engineers
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military engineering organization
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Corps_of_Topographical_Engineers
gptkb:Topographical_Engineers
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1863
gptkbp:emblem castle insignia
gptkbp:formed 1838
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States Army Corps of Topographical Engineers
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:William_H._Emory
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:John_C._Frémont
gptkb:Stephen_H._Long
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Pacific_Railroad_Surveys
gptkb:Great_Lakes_Survey
gptkb:Mexican_Boundary_Survey
gptkb:Mississippi_River_Survey
gptkbp:notableProject improvement of rivers and harbors
mapping of the United States
survey of the American West
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:primaryUse gptkb:explorer
mapmaking
topographical surveying
gptkbp:successor gptkb:United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pacific_Railroad_Surveys
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5