ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District partnered with leaders from the Rock Island Arsenal and the Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center to break ground ...
The 150-year history of the Rock Island Arsenal is intertwined with that of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a longtime tenant on Arsenal Island. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dates back more than ...
August 3, 1866, marked the arrival of Lt. Col. James H. Wilson in Keokuk, Iowa, an event recognized as the beginning of the Rock Island District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. While the term ...