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Opening of the Panama Canal 1914
On August 15 1914 the Panama Canal opened to commercial traffic with the government steamship Ancon leading 200 guests through the waterway. The canal spans 50 miles and cost about 4 million dollars to build. Col George W Goethals is credited with the project and Col Coethals and Col William C Gorgas were raised to major general for their sanitation and construction work.
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Panama Canal
Panama
Atlantic
Pacific Oceans
Ancon
Culebra Hill
Cucaracha
George W. Goethals
Coethals
William C. Gorgas