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.