Canal construction
(1904 - Aug 1914) (may 12, 1904 – aug 29, 1914)
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Canal construction starts (1904) amidst landslides & tropical diseases, ends in 1914 (WWI start); Colonel William C. Gorgas made Canal Zone safe and healthy; Spent $400 mill & West Point engineer Colonel George Washington Goethals helped
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