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!
Panama Canal Authority and Zone Ownership Details
The text outlines the transfer of the French Canal Company's rights to the United States, the 1903 treaty with Colombia, and the creation of the Panama Canal Zone. It notes U.S. jurisdiction over a three-mile coastal strip, land ownership splits, and the military administration under the War Department. It further describes construction, sanitation efforts, and the mechanical layout of Gatun and Miraflores locks and lakes, outlining transit times and channel dimensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Panaida
Panama’ Canal’ Company
Idfranchisé
Republic’ of
Colombia
Republic
CATA
Colom‘bia
Qhoney
Panama
Ganized
Edin
Totary
United” “States
Canal Zone
Colon
Osmal ‘Zoné
Republic of Panama
Camantan Lions
AUDEN
Arc Department
Gatih Locks
Paci
Miraflores
Gatth
Pactie
Pe ‘Migital
Gatun
Pedro Miguel
Miraflores Lake
Pacific Ocean
Pedro’ Miguel
Miraflores Laka
Dulphate
Veegels
Pacific
Gatun Lake
Pédro. Miguel