Who built the panama canal first?
The French actually initiated the construction of the Panama Canal. The Engineer in charge was Count Ferdinand De Lesseps, who actually built the Suez Canal. You can find more info about this on the Panama Canal’s web page http://www.pancanal.com and on Wikipedia. Others The US was able to finish it. I think the French tried first, but it didn’t work out. hope this helps you out http://www.state.gov/t/pm/64528.htm… The French started it, but failed. The Americans took over from there. The French started it,but everybody died of malaria.The Americans finished it,and the rest is history.
