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Lock Canal Plan

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

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1906Date range
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Chronological records

1906

John Frank Stevens29 June 1906

Panama Canal · Economy / Lock Canal Decision

Congress adopts a lock-canal design instead of a sea-level canal.

Names involved

John Frank Stevens

Provenance

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