Industrial Timeline By owensw17 Mar 29, 1803 Lousiana Purchase - St. Louis sold to the U.S. by the French Apr 27, 1818 First Steamboats Arrive in St. Louis Apr 27, 1821 Missouri Admitted to the Union as a State Jan 1, 1835 View of St. Louis Jan 1, 1880 "Scryscraper" begins to be used to describe buildings Jan 22, 1881 Excavation in Culebra Cut begins (French) Jan 1, 1884 The Home Insurance Buidling Opens in Chicago Many say that this building was the first skyscraper because of its use of metal frame. Jan 1, 1894 James Edward B. Allen is born (Etcher of "The Connectors") May 4, 1904 Americans take over the Panama Canal Jan 1, 1912 Steam Shovel at Work in Culebra Cut May 20, 1913 Culebra Cut Section of Panama Canal is Finished Jan 1, 1934 The Connectors
