Alaskan Engineering Commission
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alaskan-engineering-commission-190-8405401
title:
Alaskan Engineering Commission
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The Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC) was a U.S. Federal agency, sometimes known by its initials or by alternate spelling Alaska Engineering Commission. It was created by the Alaska Railroad Act in 1914 by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in order to arrange for the construction of a railway system in Alaska. William C. Edes was named chairman, chief engineer Colonel Frederick Mears. In 1915, the AEC became part of the U.S. Department of the Interior. In 1923, after the railroad began operation
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Former American federal agency
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaskan_Engineering_Commission
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2024-01-22T20:01:50Z
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