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John Frank Stevens (April 25, 1853 – June 2, 1943) was an American civil engineer who built the Great Northern Railway in the United States and was chief engineer on the Panama Canal between 1905 and 1907.
Apr 21, 2024 · John Frank Stevens was an American civil engineer and railroad executive who, as chief engineer of the Panama Canal from late 1905 to April 1907, laid the basis for that project’s successful completion. Stevens, who had only limited formal education, became an engineer through practical experience.
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John Stevens was appointed chief engineer of the Panama canal Project in 1905 based on his accomplishments — some might call them feats — at James J. Hill's Great Northern Railway. The...
Stevens oversaw the construction of Hill's Great Northern Railway until 1905, when he was picked to be chief engineer for the Panama Canal project. Arriving in Panama, he found what he called "about as discouraging a proposition as was ever presented to a construction engineer."
John Stevens was appointed Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal Project in 1905 based on his accomplishments at the Great Northern Railway. The fearless Maine native had helped expand...
May 31, 2018 · In June 1905 Stevens was appointed Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal project. He reorganized the canal’s construction departments and spent millions on improving sanitation, which saved the project. In December 1905 Stevens began advocating for a locked canal with a massive earthen dam at Gatun.
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