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• Acquisition of the Panama Canal

  http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=332
  Overview of early British and French canal efforts, US negotiations with Colombia and the subsequent revolution, and the Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty.

• Bruce Ruiz

  http://www.bruceruiz.net/
  Personal site includes family photos and stories, as well as post cards, history, and statistics on the canal.

• Convention for the Construction of a Ship Canal (Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty)

  http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/pan001.asp
  Text of US-Panamanian agreement to build and operate the canal.

• Crossing the Isthmus of Panama before the Canal

  http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=689
  Overview of post-Columbian trade, including Spanish fleet system, Camino Real, and Panama Railroad Company.

• Fort Clayton

  http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/fort-clayton.htm
  Brief history of formerly US facility, located near the Pacific opening of the Canal, with details of US Army Tropic Test Site programs.

• Fort Kobbe

  http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/fort-kobbe.htm
  Brief history of formerly US facility, formerly Fort Bruja, located on the west bank of the canal near the Pacific entrance and next to Howard AFB.

• Fort Sherman

  http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/fort-sherman.htm
  Brief history and description of former US Army facility located on the Atlantic side of the country, on the west bank of the Canal across from Cristobal/Colon.

• Howard Air Force Base

  http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/howard.htm
  Brief history of formerly US facility, located near the Pacific opening of the Canal.

• In Retrospect

  http://william_ormsbee.tripod.com/
  History of the canal and the US military presence, details of the handover to Panama, and reflections on ongoing US policy in the region.

• Jimmy Carter Library - Panama Canal Treaties

  http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/documents/panama/listofdocs.phtml
  Documents from the US national archives relating to the treaties.

• Kobbe Kids

  http://www.kobbekids.com/
  For Ft. Kobbe and Howard AFB kids. Includes reunion information, history of the two US military facilities, and contact list.

• Panama and Canal Zone

  http://www.czbrats.com/
  Explores the history of Panama and the Panama Canal, includes photos and contact information.

• Panama Canal Cyber Museum

  http://www.czimages.com/
  Photos, historical press releases, Barro Colorado web cam, and personal memories.

• Panama Canal History Museum

  http://www.canalmuseum.com/
  Offers a history of the canal, photos, prints, stories, documents and books available for purchase.

• Panama Canal Museum

  http://cms.uflib.ufl.edu/pcm/Home.aspx
  Operating by the Panama Canal Society Foundation, Incorporated. Provides a mission statement, list of the board of directors, online membership application, online gift shop, reunion information and includes contact information.

• Paraiso & Canal Zone Towns

  http://www.paraisocz.com/
  Stories and photos recollecting the US administration of the canal, with reunion announcements and links.

• Records of the Panama Canal

  http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/185.html
  Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States.

• The Panama Canal Society of Florida

  http://www.pancanalsociety.org/
  Dedicated to preservation of ideals and friendships formed while working and living in the Canal Zone or the Republic of Panama.

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