Panama Canal - April Howell 3rd Grade

By April Howell
  • Ferdinand de Lesseps

    Ferdinand de Lesseps

    Begins work on Panama Canal
  • Yellow Fever Epidemic

    Yellow Fever Epidemic

    400 Workers Die

  • Ferdinand de Lesseps Out of Money

    Construction Stops
  • United States to Build

    United States to Build

    Theodore Roosevelt ordered the Canal to be built.

  • School Opens

    First school for children in the canal zone opens.
  • The Panama Railroad is Completed

    The Panama Railroad is Completed

    The railroad allowed supplies to be brought in.
  • Completion

    Completion

    The French boat Alexandre La Valley completes the first passage.