Lt. Horatio G. Wright, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on November 27, 2013January 17, 2014 By Florida's Big Dig Wright was the first Florida chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1852-1854). He superintended the first cut in what would become the Florida portion of the Intracoastal Waterway, joining the Matanzas and Halifax rivers at Titusville, Fla. Share this:TwitterMoreFacebookPocketLike this:Like Loading...