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Panama Canal Leadership

United States of America · Economy / Goethals Canal Leadership. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1907

George Washington Goethals1 April 1907

Panama Canal · Economy / Goethals Canal Leadership

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

Names involved

George Washington Goethals

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