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Fortifications and naval base planned for Panama Canal
The article outlines fortifications and a major naval base at the Panama Canal, including large end forts, 16 inch and 14 inch guns, and a Darien radio station. It notes oath to defend the canal, stationing around 15,000 troops, and naming forts after generals and leaders as part of a strategic military readiness plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Panama Canal
Suez
Huay-launcefoie
Canal
England
Gibraltar
Darien
Washington
Coast Artillery
Miraflores
Channel
Watervleit
Perico Island
Pacific Coast
Naos Island
Ferico
Flamenco
Naos
Perico
Toro Point
Margarita Island
Balboa
Amadér
Republic of
Panama
Twenty-Ninth Infantry
Camp
Gaillard
Canal Commission
Central Division