How many workers in total worked on the Panama Canal?

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Answer 1

During construction, approximately 27,500 workers died out of the more than 80,000 total workers employed by the French and then the American companies, in particular from two tropical diseases—malaria and yellow fever. Work by Army surgeon Walter Reed led to the creation of a yellow fever vaccine that, along with new preventive medicine techniques, eradicated the disease in the area.

Answer 2

Panama Canal

Maps | Geography and Data

http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blpanama.htm

A large shaded relief map of Panama from the PCL Map Collection

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/panama_relief.jpg

http://www.canalmuseum.com/

Panama Canal Becomes Panama's Canal

Following nearly a century of U.S. control, the Panama Canal is being handed over to Panamanian authorities at noon on Dec. 31, 1999. Tom Bearden reports on how it will affect U.S. foreign policy. More…..

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/latin_america/panamacanal/

Dateline: 07/12/99 (Rev. 10/11/99)

On December 31, the United States will transfer the Panama Canal and the surrounding Panama Canal Area to the Panamanian government. The transition is expected to be an easy one as the U.S. finally abandons control of the a territory held since 1904. more…..

http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa071299.htm

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/panama.canal/

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