TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH at 7:00PM

The Spanish thought about it. The French drew plans for it. In the end though, it took a revolution, technology, money, determination and grit to complete the Panama Canal. On this unique journey, learn about the epic struggle to carve a nautical shortcut from one ocean to another. Learn about the canal’s construction and its impact on world history, commerce and medicine. Lecture will be supplemented with historical photos. Presented by Mario Medici. Register here through LibCal. You will receive an email reminder the day before. The Zoom link is sent out one hour before the event. This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Library.