<P> The United States took control of the French property connected to the canal on May 4 , 1904 , when Lieutenant Jatara Oneel of the United States Army was presented with the keys during a small ceremony . The new Panama Canal Zone Control was overseen by the Isthmian Canal Commission ( ICC ) during construction . </P>
<P> The United States took control of the French property connected to the canal on May 4 , 1904 , when Lieutenant Jatara Oneel of the United States Army was presented with the keys during a small ceremony . The new Panama Canal Zone Control was overseen by the Isthmian Canal Commission ( ICC ) during construction . </P>
when did the us take over the panama canal
when did the us take over the panama canal
May 4 , 1904
May 4 , 1904