Panama Canal Zone
Coordinates: 9°07′03.61″N 79°43′12.60″W / 9.1176694°N 79.7201667°W
The Panama Canal Zone (Spanish: Zona del Canal de Panamá) is a 553-square-mile (1,430 km2) former unorganized United States territory. It is now the country of Panama.
Panama Canal Zone Zona del Canal de Panamá | |||||||||
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| 1903–1979 | |||||||||
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 Map of Panama Canal Zone. The Caribbean Sea is at the top left, the Gulf of Panama is at bottom right | |||||||||
| Status | Unincorporated territory of the United States | ||||||||
| Capital | Balboa | ||||||||
| Common languages | Spanish, English | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Zonian | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• | November 18, 1903 | ||||||||
• | October 1, 1979 | ||||||||
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• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||||||||
| Currency | United States dollar Panamanian balboa (tolerated) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Panama | ||||||||
In 1903, the territory was controlled by the United States. As a part of the United States, the zone had several towns and military bases.
The Zone was disestablished in October 1, 1979 as part of a treaty signed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter and Omar Torrijos, the unofficial leader of Panama.
The Panama Canal was operated by the United States until December 31, 1999, when it returned to Panama.
History
The treaty was approved by the provisional Panamanian government on December 2, 1903, and by the US Senate on February 23, 1903. While the treaty was approved, the Panamanians received US$10 million, much of which the United States required to be invested in that country. The Canal Zone was formally turned over by Panama on May 4, 1904, when American officials reopened the Panama City offices of the canal company and raised the American flag.[1]
Notable people
- John McCain – U.S. Senator from Arizona and the Republican nominee for President for the 2008 US presidential election
Panama Canal Zone Media
Map of the area before canal construction
Panama Canal relief and cross section map
Charts of the countries contribution to the canal excavation
Courthouse of the Canal Zone District Court
Hospital Gorgas, fundado en 1928. Panamá.
Howard Air Force Base, Canal Zone, 1990's
Abandoned theatre in Fort Davis.
Two Canal Zone stamps showing precancels
Damp Proof Matches by Jönköpings Westra Tändsticksfabriks Made in Sweden for Panama Canal Company
References
- ↑ McCullough, pp. 397–399, 402.
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