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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Former Territories|U.S. Former Territories]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Panama_Canal_Zone|Panama Canal Zone]]'' | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Former Territories|U.S. Former Territories]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Panama_Canal_Zone|Panama Canal Zone]]'' | ||
[[Image:Panama canal zone flag.png|right|300px|Panama canal zone flag.png]]The Canal Zone was not a "territory" of the United States in the typical sense. From 1903-1936 the Panama Canal Zone was controlled by the U.S. government under the terms of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay-Bunau-Varilla_Treaty Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty]. The 1936 Hull-Alfaro Treaty, ratified by the US Senate in 1939, indicated the Canal Zone was the "territory of the Republic of Panama under the jurisdiction of the United States of America."<ref name="null">"Controlling the Canal," ''PBS Online NewsHour'' (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/december99/panama_canal1.html: accessed 2 May 2010).</ref> From 1979-1999, after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrijos-Carter_Treaties Torrijos-Carter treaties] were signed, it was jointly administered by the United States and Panama.<ref>"Panama Canal Zone," ''Wikipedia'' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_Zone: accessed 18 August 2008).</ref> At least two United States federal censuses were taken in the Panama Canal Zone.<ref>"Panama Canal Zone Records," ''FamilySearch Wiki'' (https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Panama_Canal_Zone_Records#U.S._Census_Records : accessed 18 August 2008).</ref> See [[Panama Canal Zone Census]]. <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1272584735171_106" />For more in-depth research in Panama, see the [[Panama|Panama article | [[Image:Panama canal zone flag.png|right|300px|Panama canal zone flag.png]]The Canal Zone was not a "territory" of the United States in the typical sense. From 1903-1936 the Panama Canal Zone was controlled by the U.S. government under the terms of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay-Bunau-Varilla_Treaty Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty]. The 1936 Hull-Alfaro Treaty, ratified by the US Senate in 1939, indicated the Canal Zone was the "territory of the Republic of Panama under the jurisdiction of the United States of America."<ref name="null">"Controlling the Canal," ''PBS Online NewsHour'' (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/december99/panama_canal1.html: accessed 2 May 2010).</ref> From 1979-1999, after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrijos-Carter_Treaties Torrijos-Carter treaties] were signed, it was jointly administered by the United States and Panama.<ref>"Panama Canal Zone," ''Wikipedia'' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_Zone: accessed 18 August 2008).</ref> At least two United States federal censuses were taken in the Panama Canal Zone.<ref>"Panama Canal Zone Records," ''FamilySearch Wiki'' (https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Panama_Canal_Zone_Records#U.S._Census_Records : accessed 18 August 2008).</ref> See [[Panama Canal Zone Census]]. <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1272584735171_106" />For more in-depth research in Panama, see the [[Panama|Panama article]]. | ||
= Related Content = | == Records == | ||
*[[Panama Canal Zone Census|Panama Canal Zone Census]] | |||
*[[Panama Canal Zone Vital Records|Panama Canal Zone Vital Records]] | |||
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*[[Panama Canal Zone Records|Panama Canal Zone Records]] | *[[Panama Canal Zone Records|Panama Canal Zone Records]] | ||
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The Canal Zone was not a "territory" of the United States in the typical sense. From 1903-1936 the Panama Canal Zone was controlled by the U.S. government under the terms of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty. The 1936 Hull-Alfaro Treaty, ratified by the US Senate in 1939, indicated the Canal Zone was the "territory of the Republic of Panama under the jurisdiction of the United States of America."[1] From 1979-1999, after the Torrijos-Carter treaties were signed, it was jointly administered by the United States and Panama.[2] At least two United States federal censuses were taken in the Panama Canal Zone.[3] See Panama Canal Zone Census.
For more in-depth research in Panama, see the Panama article.Records[edit | edit source]
Related Content[edit | edit source]
- Panama Canal Zone Records
- Citizenship
- Looking for an Ancestor in the Panama Canal Zone, 1904-1914 (NARA)
- The Makers of the Panama Canal, 1911 (Biographies)
Sources[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Controlling the Canal," PBS Online NewsHour (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/december99/panama_canal1.html: accessed 2 May 2010).
- ↑ "Panama Canal Zone," Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_Zone: accessed 18 August 2008).
- ↑ "Panama Canal Zone Records," FamilySearch Wiki (https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Panama_Canal_Zone_Records#U.S._Census_Records : accessed 18 August 2008).