How much did it cost to build the Panama Canal?
The numbers vary depending on the source but for the sake of conversation I’m going to peg it at $352 million dollars including the cost to buy out both the French and Colombia in 1914 dollars. In case you’re wondering that converts to $7.04 billion in 2006 dollars. What a bargain… Historical Side-note: What was the original name of the first ship to officially transit the Panama Canal? Do your Google search and come back later with the answer. This article ends with a picture of the bell from the ship (no peaking…) (From the Panama Canal Website) “The story of the heroic effort that produced one of the supreme achievements of all time — the construction of a water passage between the world’s two greatest oceans across the isthmus of Panama — is powerfully depicted in graphic detail in the Panama Canal murals. Mounted in the rotunda of the Panama Canal Administration Building at Balboa Heights, Republic of Panama, the murals have been a major Canal area attraction throughout the
