George Templeton Strong declares Beezlebub as Washington's ruler. He also claims that Washington is the first detestable place together from the extreme heat, crowd, poor fair and quarters, unhygienic environment. He considers Willard's hotel as his own temple.
~not my own words~
Based on exams I have taken before, I believe the answer would be "The company that originally constructing the canal could not afford to finish the project."
I hope this helps!!
I'm pretty sure it was California, hope that helped.