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George Goethals was an American engineer and soldier who is best known for his role in the construction of the Panama Canal. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 29, 1858. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1880 and served in the United States Army Corps of Engineers for the next two decades. In 1904, Goethals was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt to lead the construction of the Panama Canal. He was responsible for the completion of the canal in 1914, and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his efforts. After the completion of the canal, Goethals served as the first Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1914 to 1917. Goethals was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. He was also a recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal and the French Legion of Honor. He died in 1928 at the age of 70.

Popular As George Washington Goethals, George W. Goethals, Gen. George Goethals
Occupation actor
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 29 June, 1858
Birthday 29 June
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York, USA
Date of death 21 January, 1928
Died Place New York City, New York, USA
Nationality United States

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1928

, of which he was president until 1928. He died in New York city on Jan.

1919

He left the army in 1919 and started his own engineering firm, George Goethals and Co.

1914

The Canal was finally opened in 1914, and US President Woodrow Wilson appointed Goethals as the first Governor of the Canal Zone, a position he held until 1917, when the US entered World War I. He was appointed acting Quartermatser General of the Army.

1908

Goethals took over complete control of the project in January of 1908. It was, to say the least, a daunting task; his two predecessors had resigned under the stress of the enormous project. He not only had to overcome the technical problems involved in the construction of the canal itself, but he had to feed and house more than 3,000 workers. In addition, the workforce had been ravaged by such tropical diseases as malaria and yellow fever, although they were eventually brought under control.

1907

In 1907 US President Theodore Roosevelt picked him to serve as chairman and chief engineer of the US Canal Commission, the agency tasked with constructing the Panama Canal.

1858

Born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1858, George Washington Goethals graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point in 1880. Commissioned as a lieutenant, ,he was assigned to the army's Corps of Engineers, and gained experience in the planning and building of canals and harbors, which came in handy when he returned to West Point as an instructor.

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