This overview of the creation of the Panama Canal is a great online version of an exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution libraries. Historic pictures and well written text lead the user through the history of the venture. Topical sections supply information about who the major players were and how the difficult terrain and climate affected both the people and machines involved in this lengthy...

The University of Florida's George A. Smathers Libraries and the Panama Canal Museum have worked together to create this engaging digital collection that tells the story of Panama and the Canal Zone. The collection contains 158 items, including newspaper clippings, illustrations, stock shares, and more. The Leonard Carpenter Panama Canal Collection contains a mix of photos of dredging work,...

Among all the engineering feats of the 20th century, the Panama Canal was certainly one of the greatest. The Panama Canal Authority (PCA) provides this home page, which contains a vast amount of information regarding the canal's origins and current affairs. Most visitors to the Web site will be mainly interested in the complete history of the canal. This begins with early plans by the Spanish in...