Potter, William E., 1905-1988
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Potter, William E., 1905-1988
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William Everett Potter
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Potter, Joe, 1905-1988
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William Everett Potter (b. July 17, 1905-d. December 5, 1988) was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1956 to 1960. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1928. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1933 with a degree in civil engineering. He served as Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1956 to 1960. Potter played a key role in the construction of Walt Disney World. He is credited with helping to build much of the underground utilities and other infrastructure. Potter met Walt Disney at the New York World's Fair in 1964, where Potter was executive vice president.
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https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n83163776
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10570029
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American diaries
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Operation Overlord
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Fort Donelson, Battle of, Tenn., 1862
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New Jersey--Princeton
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Panama--Canal Zone
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France
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Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.)
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