USACE Vicksburg celebrates 150th

VICKSBURG, Miss. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) Vicksburg District recognized 150 years of service to the nation with a formal celebration at district headquarters. 

The event included a proclamation signed by Gov. Tate Reeves. 

USACE Vicksburg District Commander Col. Christopher Klein presented Gene Higginbotham, a longtime public servant for various U.S. Representatives, with the Commander’s Award medal for Public Service of his outstanding contributions. 

The district was founded Aug. 18, 1873, and opened Corps office in Monroe, La. The first permanent Vicksburg office was established in 1884.

The Vicksburg District encompasses a 68,000-square-mile area across portions of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, that holds nine major river basins and incorporates approximately 460 miles of mainline Mississippi River levees.  (USACE 08/29/23) USACE Vicksburg District celebrates 150 years of service to the nation > Vicksburg District > News Releases (army.mil)