Local students recreate the Panama Canal
This August marks 100 years since the Panama Canal was built. In celebration a special exhibition is set to open this week in Kansas City. It includes a working model of how the lock system works in the Panama Canal.
“This is one of the greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century,” said Lisa Browar of the Linda Hall Library.
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