NEW YORK DISTRICT

The following links are a collection of pages and PDFs that highlight some of New York District's cultural resources online:

• 9/11 A Look Back and A Look Forward - Learn about Corps of Engineers response and recovery missions following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City from this special publication created for the tenth anniversary of the event
• Continuing the Mission: A History of the New York District from 1975-2005 (~180MB pdf book) - This history book is about New York District's missions and activities from 1975-2005, a time period that includes military construction booms in the region, increases in the Corps' environmental missions as well as the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Please note this is an entire book and the file is large and is approximately 180MB.
• The Conquest of Hell Gate (<1MB pdf article) - Learn about the Corps of Engineers role in improving East River navigation and what was at the time the largest ever manmade explosion in history
• Liberty Island Seawall Repairs (<1MB pdf article) - Learn about the Corps of Engineers work, in partnership with the National Park Service, to repair a section of the seawall at Liberty Island first constructed in the 19th century
• Gerritsen Creek Cultural Resources Article (<1MB) - Learn about the Corps and cultural resources work that was involved in the recently completed Gerritsen Creek ecosystem restoration project. Also, you can check out photos from the dedication ceremony at Gerritsen Creek that was in honor of the late Col. John B. O'Dowd here.
• Port Monmouth Cultural Resources Article (<1MB pdf) - Learn more about the cultural resources investigation at the prehistoric site New York District discovered in the area of the Port Monmouth, N.J., coastal storm risk reduction study
• Historic Bridge is Returned to its Birthplace (<1MB pdf article) - Learn about what the Corps did with a bridge that was removed tp provide additional flood risk reduction as part of the Ramapo River at Oakland flood risk reduction project in New Jersey