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Title
Major General George Washington Goethals' Home — 1888-1907 Marker
Subject
Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
Description
This historic marker is located on North Wood Avenue north of East Irvine Avenue, Florence, Alabama.
The text on the marker reads: "The great engineering genius of the Panama Canal lived at this site from 1888 until 1907. As a young lieutenant, Gothals was sent to Florence to speed up the work on the Muscle Shoals Canal Project which effectively by-passed the serious river impediment known as the Muscle Shoals. His successful accomplishment here were considered as an apprenticeship that led to his renowned work in the building of the Panama Canal (1908~1914). Goethals later remarked that his work on the Muscle Shoals Canal loomed far larger in his memory than the canal in Panama."
The text on the marker reads: "The great engineering genius of the Panama Canal lived at this site from 1888 until 1907. As a young lieutenant, Gothals was sent to Florence to speed up the work on the Muscle Shoals Canal Project which effectively by-passed the serious river impediment known as the Muscle Shoals. His successful accomplishment here were considered as an apprenticeship that led to his renowned work in the building of the Panama Canal (1908~1914). Goethals later remarked that his work on the Muscle Shoals Canal loomed far larger in his memory than the canal in Panama."
Creator
Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
Source
“Major General George Washington Goethals' Home — 1888-1907 Marker”. Accessed 11/04/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
Publisher
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
Date
Late 1900s
Type
Text