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[[Image:Panama canal zone flag.png|right|150px]][[United States|United States]] > [[Portal:United States of America/ Former Territories|Former Territories]] > Panama Canal Zone<br><br>From 1903 to 1979 the Panama Canal Zone was controlled by the | [[Image:Panama canal zone flag.png|right|150px]][[United States|United States]] > [[Portal:United States of America/ Former Territories|Former Territories]] > Panama Canal Zone<br><br>From 1903 to 1979 the Panama Canal Zone was controlled by the U.S. government under the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay%E2%80%93Bunau-Varilla_Treaty Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty].;The 1936 Hull-Alfaro Treaty, ratified by the US Senate, indicated the Canal Zone was the "territory of the Republic of Panama under the jurisdiction of the United States of America." From 1979-1999, after the Carter-Torrijos treaty was 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 this territory.<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> | At least two United States federal censuses were taken in this territory.<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> | ||
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United States > Former Territories > Panama Canal Zone
From 1903 to 1979 the Panama Canal Zone was controlled by the U.S. government under the Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty.;The 1936 Hull-Alfaro Treaty, ratified by the US Senate, indicated the Canal Zone was the "territory of the Republic of Panama under the jurisdiction of the United States of America." From 1979-1999, after the Carter-Torrijos treaty was signed, it was jointly administered by the United States and Panama.[1]
At least two United States federal censuses were taken in this territory.[2]
For more in-depth research in Panama, see the Panama article.
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- ↑ "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).