The first chief engineer of the Panama Canal project ... Stevens realized that the plan to build a sea-level canal was impossible. He endorsed a new plan consisting of locks, dams and a new ...

Ferdinand de Lesseps, builder of the Suez Canal, led the project. His plan called for a sea-level canal to be dug along the path of the Panama Railroad. Some 50 miles in length, the canal would be ...

From 12:30 to 3 p.m., the documentary “Panama Canal Stories” will be shown, followed by a Q&A session. The historical drama chronicles five stories of people who helped build the canal and ...