Colonel Goethals wired the war department this morning that the Ancon left Christobal at 7 o'clock and arrived at the Gate locks an hour later. There she was boarded by the canal officials, their ...

George Washington Goethals President Roosevelt appointed Colonel George Washington Goethals the new Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal project on February 26, 1907.

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Goethals took the simple yet brilliant step of breaking the massive project into smaller, more manageable chunks.

The walkway is just one improvement to the rebuilt Goethals Bridge linking New Jersey with Staten Island.

This article was originally published with the title “Goethals' Defense of the Panama Canal, United States' and World's Railways Compared, and more” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 115 No ...

This "lake and lock" canal was favored by Roosevelt, who Chief Engineer George Goethals called "the real builder of the Panama Canal." ...

Goethals, who administered and oversaw the construction of the Panama Canal, was the Port Authority's first consulting engineer.

Five facts you need to know about the new Goethals Bridge span that opened to traffic Saturday, June 10, 2017.

Goethals's career progression and broad skills prepared him well for the huge challenge of his canal leadership appointment in the early part of the 20th century.