Alaskan Engineering Commission

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.

[1][2] Among other accomplishments, it designed and/or built a number of works listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

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