I have lived in the former Panama Canal Zone for almost two years. The neighborhood across the street from my own was previously inhabited by the 193 Infantry.

Object Details Alternate Name Biological Survey of Panama, 1910-1912 Description The Biological Survey of the Panama Canal Zone was conducted by the Smithsonian Institution between 1910 and 1912. It ...

A citizens’ coalition on Wednesday asked Panama’s Supreme Court to declare “unconstitutional” a controversial agreement signed last week that allows the United States to deploy troops in the Canal ...

They have a standing military of an estimated 80,000 personnel. The Panama Canal Zone is 50 miles long and 10 miles wide. The terrain is a mix of jungle, lakes, agricultural land and urban sprawl.

She describes the notorious segregated system of pay that existed both during the U.S. construction of the canal (1903-1914) and for decades afterward in the U.S.-administered Panama Canal Zone, a ...