19th Century: The Panama Canal

For a very long time, many people were struggling with the trip of crossing the Atlantic and the Pacific. Many have tried to figure out a solution, and this solution was the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal is one of the most fascinating idea that was created in the early 1900s. It helped shorten a lot of distance, time, and resources for many travelers. It plays an important part in the commercial world because it allows for time consuming shipments to be a lot shorter and cheaper. The Panama Canal was a difficult and an important creation to build due to its important existence, the diseases that affected workers, and the engineering behind it.
The significance of the canal is that in the nineteenth century there was an issue in finding an alternative to make shipping goods faster, but also to make it cheaper. The canal was very important in the commercial world, which was why the
Many United State engineers looked back on what they had created, and realized that they have created many things that would be considered advance. Some examples of advance creations include the first railroad in the United States and the Brooklyn Bridge. When people did not know how to create something, many resulted in projects that were started and worked on was due to the instruction of many manuals. The canal was finally opened on August 15, 1914. Unfortunately, this celebration was outweighed by the start of war in Europe. Later on it was celebrated by many for its accomplishment. This also became a hot tourist spot due to the many people that were so surprise by the complex creation and the city that was at the end of the Canal Zone. The city Ancon was a tourist station and also showcased the Panama Railroad. Famous musicians like Tin Pan Alley also brought attention to the canal due to its beautiful cover artwork of the