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Brief History of the Panama Canal
1513-1999
Chris Siverd
PIANC USA YP-Com delegate

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa
(1475 – 1519)
• Established Santa Maria
• Discovered Pacific Ocean Sept. 1513

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Panama Railroad
• Incorporated April 7, 1849
• New York City

• Quicker and Safer
• Gold rush

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French Attempt
(1880 - 1887, 1890 - 1903)
• Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805 – 1894)
• Suez Canal – Nov. 17, 1869
• “future will take care of itself”
• Sea level canal

• Godin de Lepinay, Baron de Brusly
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Climate most serious
Locks
2 artificial lakes
1879

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Problems
• Poor design
• Malaria, Yellow Fever
• “Men of genius would come forth”
• Not enough money
• Folded Dec. 15, 1888

• Corruption

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US Attempt
(1903 – 1914)
• Panama Independence
• Manuel Amador (1833 – 1909)
• Doctor of Panama Railroad
• Integral in revolution
• 1st president of Panama (1904 – 1908)

• Philippe Bunau-Varilla
• 27 – director general in Panama (1886)
• “Envoy Extraordinary”
• Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty (Nov. 18, 1903)

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US Attempt
(1903 – 1914)
• Dr. William Gorgas (1854 – 1920)
• Chief Sanitary Officer (1904)

• In 2 years
• Yellow fever eradicated
• Malaria controlled

• John Stevens (1853 – 1943)
• Railroad era
• Fully supported Gorgas

• George Goethals (1858 – 1928)
• Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal (1907-1914)
• USACE
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• Lake Elevation: 24.8 – 26.7m (82 – 88ft)
• Lock dimensions: 33.5 x 304.8m (110 – 1000ft)
• US naval ships

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Landslides

• French Period (1881-1903)
14.3M m3
• US Construction (1903 – 1913)
84.3M m3
• Post-construction (1914 – 2005) 102.6M m3

N/A
20.0M m3
52.0M m3

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Torrijos – Carter Treaty
September 7, 1977
• US President Jimmy Carter
• Gen. Omar Torrijos
• Panama full control of canal zone 1999

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Tolls
• 1st toll paid to US Government
• Pleasure boat
• Aug. 14, 1914

• Least expensive toll
• Richard Halliburton - $0.36
• 1928

• Avg. toll
• $54,000

• Most expensive toll
• Norwegian Pearl - $375,000
• April 14, 2010

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01 brief history of the panama canal 1513 1999 by chris siverd

  • 1. Brief History of the Panama Canal 1513-1999 Chris Siverd PIANC USA YP-Com delegate 1 Challenge the future
  • 3. Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475 – 1519) • Established Santa Maria • Discovered Pacific Ocean Sept. 1513 3 Challenge the future
  • 4. Panama Railroad • Incorporated April 7, 1849 • New York City • Quicker and Safer • Gold rush 4 Challenge the future
  • 5. French Attempt (1880 - 1887, 1890 - 1903) • Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805 – 1894) • Suez Canal – Nov. 17, 1869 • “future will take care of itself” • Sea level canal • Godin de Lepinay, Baron de Brusly • • • • Climate most serious Locks 2 artificial lakes 1879 5 Challenge the future
  • 6. Problems • Poor design • Malaria, Yellow Fever • “Men of genius would come forth” • Not enough money • Folded Dec. 15, 1888 • Corruption 6 Challenge the future
  • 7. US Attempt (1903 – 1914) • Panama Independence • Manuel Amador (1833 – 1909) • Doctor of Panama Railroad • Integral in revolution • 1st president of Panama (1904 – 1908) • Philippe Bunau-Varilla • 27 – director general in Panama (1886) • “Envoy Extraordinary” • Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty (Nov. 18, 1903) 7 Challenge the future
  • 8. US Attempt (1903 – 1914) • Dr. William Gorgas (1854 – 1920) • Chief Sanitary Officer (1904) • In 2 years • Yellow fever eradicated • Malaria controlled • John Stevens (1853 – 1943) • Railroad era • Fully supported Gorgas • George Goethals (1858 – 1928) • Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal (1907-1914) • USACE 8 Challenge the future
  • 9. • Lake Elevation: 24.8 – 26.7m (82 – 88ft) • Lock dimensions: 33.5 x 304.8m (110 – 1000ft) • US naval ships 9 Challenge the future
  • 11. Landslides • French Period (1881-1903) 14.3M m3 • US Construction (1903 – 1913) 84.3M m3 • Post-construction (1914 – 2005) 102.6M m3 N/A 20.0M m3 52.0M m3 11 Challenge the future
  • 12. Torrijos – Carter Treaty September 7, 1977 • US President Jimmy Carter • Gen. Omar Torrijos • Panama full control of canal zone 1999 12 Challenge the future
  • 13. Tolls • 1st toll paid to US Government • Pleasure boat • Aug. 14, 1914 • Least expensive toll • Richard Halliburton - $0.36 • 1928 • Avg. toll • $54,000 • Most expensive toll • Norwegian Pearl - $375,000 • April 14, 2010 13 Challenge the future