The Isthmian Canal Commission (often known as the ICC) was an American administration commission set up to oversee the construction of the Panama Canal in the early years of American involvement. Established on February 26, 1904, it was given control of the Panama Canal Zone over which the United States exercised sovereignty. [ 1 ]

In 1893 a 3.9-mile (6.3-km) ship canal, the Corinth Canal, was opened that shortened the journey from the Adriatic Sea to Athens’ port, Piraeus, by more than 200 miles (320 km). To the south is the site of the Isthmian sanctuary at which the biennial Isthmian Games were celebrated in …

The Isthmus of Corinth (Greek: Ισθμός της Κορίνθου) is the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the rest of the mainland of Greece, near the city of Corinth. The Isthmus was known in the ancient world as the landmark separating the Peloponnese from mainland Greece.

Feb 7, 2023 · In 10 years, between 1904 and 1914, the United States mounted and completed one of the most massive construction projects in history—the building of the Panama Canal. To create this ribbon of water between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, the Isthmus Canal Commission excavated 232 million cubic feet of soil. Manpower was the key to success.

The Isthmian Canal Commission was a commission created by the United States Congress in 1899 "to determine the most feasible and practicable route" in Central America to build a canal. [1]

The second Walker Commission, the U.S. Isthmian Canal Commission of 1899-1902, ordered by President McKinley, favored a Nicaragua route, as did both popular and official U.S. support. Panama seemed clothed in defeat, while Nicaragua was regarded as a clean slate for an all-American canal project.

Selecting the canal route was primarily an engineering issue, but individuals outside of the profession determined its final site. Frenchman Ferdinand de Lesseps downplayed challenging terrain, torrential rains, and rampant disease in his attempt to …

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The Isthmian Canal Commission shaped the lives of all workers in the Canal Zone. To succeed in building the canal, the Commission needed stable, healthy, and contented employees. Generous pay, free housing and medical care, and subsidized food prices helped ensure a highly motivated American work force with an overwhelming sense of purpose.

Although the Canal of Corinth is a mere 125 years old, several rulers in Classical Antiquity already thought of digging a cutting through the Isthmos, the narrow strip of land that connected the Peloponnese to the rest of the mainland of Greece.