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Goldrush Days
This page is an article entitled "Gold Rush Days On The Isthmus", by Willie K. Friar, from "The Panama Canal Review" (Fall 1971). Read about this significant event in Panamanian history, which falls into the "Independence" years...
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The Americans in Panama the Life Cost
This page is a chapter from the book entitled "Americans in Panama" copyright 1913. It outlines the lives lost and the health advances made during the period of building the Canal.
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The Americans in Panama: The Panama Railroad
This page is a chapter from the book entitled "The Americans in Panama". This page provides an excellent narration of significant events which occurred during the "independence" period of Panamanian history.
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The Americans in Panama: The Americans in Panama
This page is a chapter from the book entitled "The Americans in Panama". It is an excellent narration of significant events which took place during the "independence" period of Panamanian history (1840s-1870s ).
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Fulfilling Her Destiny, Panama City Becomes Municipal Giant
This page is a excerpt of an old (1969) newspaper article about the early history of Panama - when Spanish explorers first crossed the Isthmus and decided to call it by the name of a fishing village.
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History of Portobelo
This page is an article about the History of Portobelo, taken from the Panama Canal Review, Fall 1971. Portobelo was a market town as well as a fortress.
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The Flat Arch
This page is an article from The Panama Canal Review - December 7, 1962, about the flat arch in the ruins of the Church of Santo Domingo (related to the colonial period in the history of Panama). It also has a picture of the Church of...
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Sacking of Panama City by Henry Morgan & His Buccaneers
This page is an article about the Sacking of Panama City by Henry Morgan and his buccaneers. Includes links to pictures of Old Panama.