This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Oddities in the Panama Canal and its workings
An illustrated tour explains Panama Canal mechanics from entry at the Pacific to Gatun Locks. It notes tidal quirks, northsouth naming, gravity-driven water moves, and that the canal turns a profit for the U.S. Treasury. Ships from many nations pass through, all flying the American flag as courtesy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Americas
Pacific
Atlantic
Canal
Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Isthmus
Cristobal
Balboa Ard
Panamea Gily
U.S. ‘Treasury
Statendam
the Americas
Canaly
Miraflores
Miraflores Lake
Pedro Miguel
Gaillard Cut
Gatun Lake
Gatun Locks
Gatun
le Cristobal
Gatun’ Lake
Red China
United States
Theanal
Hurst
San Antone