George Washington Goethals Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for George Washington Goethals, based on 3 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

3 records1907–19143 events2 places

Chronological biography

1907

Panama Canal Leadership1 April 1907

Economy / Goethals Canal Leadership · Chief Engineer · Panama Canal

Goethals assumes command as chief engineer and chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission.

1908

Gatun Dam and Locks1908

Economy / Gatun Dam and Locks · Chief Engineer · Gatun

Goethals oversees construction of Gatun Dam, Gatun Lake and the Atlantic lock system.

1914

Opening of Panama Canal15 August 1914

Economy / Panama Canal · Chief Engineer · Panama Canal

The steamship Ancon makes the canal's official inaugural transit.

Titles and roles

Chief Engineer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.