Panama Canal Townsites Canal Panama Panama Canal Museum ISBN 978-1-944455-02-6 $26.95 5 2 6 9 5 9 781944 455026 Panama Canal Townsites This book, originally published by the Panama Canal Museum, is reprinted in honor of the Museum’s history and that of the people who lived and worked in the Panama Canal Zone. Panama Canal Townsites Panama Canal Museum Library Press @ UF Gainesville, Florida Copyright 2017 by Library Press @ UF on behalf of the University of Florida Original copyright 2011 by the Panama Canal Museum, transferred to the Smathers Libraries in 2012 This work is licensed under a modified Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/. You are free to electronically copy, distribute, and transmit this work if you attribute authorship. However, all printing rights are reserved by the University of Florida Press (http://upress.ufl.edu). 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Smathers Libraries. | Contents: Construction era towns—Ancon—Balboa, Balboa Heights—Cardenas—Cocoli— Coco Solito—Coco Solo—Cristobal, New Cristobal, Old Cristobal—Diablo, Diablo Heights—Gamboa—Gatun—La Boca—Los Rios/Corozal—Margarita—Paraiso—Pedro Miguel—Rainbow City—Red Tank—Military towns. Albrook Air Force Base; Curundu, Curundu Heights; Farfan Naval Radio Station; Fort Amador, Fort Grant; Fort Clayton; U.S. Naval Air Station at Coco Solo; Fort Davis; Fort Gulick; Fort Kobbe; Howard Air Force Base; Fort Sherman; France Field; Quarry Heights; Rodman Naval Station. Identifiers: ISBN 9781944455026 | ISBN 1683400089 Subjects: LCSH: Cities and towns—Panama—Canal Zone—History. | Cities and towns—Panama—Maps. | Cities and towns— Panama—Canal Zone—Maps. | Canal Zone—History. | Canal Zone—History—Pictorial works. | Canal Zone—Social life and customs. Classification: LCC F1563 Library Press @ UF is an imprint of the University of Florida Press. University of Florida Press 15 Northwest 15th Street Gainesville, FL 32611-2079 http://upress.ufl.edu Series Foreword The Panama Canal Museum, formerly located in Seminole, FL, closed in 2012 and transferred its col- lection to the George A. Smathers Libraries, greatly enhancing the University of Florida’s holdings on Panama and the Canal. The Museum’s mission was to document, interpret, preserve, and articulate the leadership role played by the United States in the history of the Panama Canal, with emphasis on the construction, operation, maintenance, and defense of the Canal and the contributions to its success by people of all nationalities. This mission continues to guide the preservation of the Panama Canal Mu- seum Collection. As such, the Smathers Libraries have reprinted this book, originally published by the Panama Canal Museum, in honor of the Museum’s history and that of the people who lived and worked in the Panama Canal Zone. The Panama Canal Museum Collection (PCMC) in the Department of Special & Area Studies Collec- tions at the George A. Smathers Libraries is the leading research collection in the United States for the study of the American era of the Panama Canal. The Collection documents the U.S. experience in the Panama Canal Zone and Panama, and to a lesser degree, it also preserves historical information about the Canal prior and subsequent to U.S. construction and operation. The Smathers Libraries preserve and provide access to the historically significant and distinctive ma- terials about Panama and the Canal in order to facilitate knowledge creation and dissemination and to support and advance the commitment of the Smathers Libraries to excellence in education and research and contribute to the University of Florida’s standing as a preeminent public research university. Visit the Panama and the Canal Digital Collection at http://ufdc.ufl.edu/pcm. Judith C. Russell, Dean of University Libraries, University of Florida Preface ..... ................................ ... 2 Construction Era Towns . 5 Part 1 . 6 Part 2. 8 Part 3 . 10 Part 4 . 12 Part 5 . ... .. .. ...... .. .......... .. .... 14 Ancon .......................................... 19 Balboa/Balboa Heights . 27 Cardenas . 43 Cocoli .......................................... 45 Coco Solita . 51 Coco Solo . 53 Cristobal/New Cristobal/Old Cristobal .. ..............61 Diablo/Diablo Heights . 69 Gamboa .. ... ................ .. ......... .... 77 Gatun ................... ......................85 La Boca .......... ... ... ... ............. .... .. 95 Los Rios/Corozal . .... 101 Margarita . 107 Paraiso .............. ..... ..................115 Pedro Miguel ......... ......... .. ..... ......... 121 Rainbow City ................ .... .............. 127 Red Tank . 133 Military Towns . .137 Albrook ............. .... ... ............... .... 138 Curundu/Curundu Heights .......... ........ .. ..... 139 Farfan Naval Radio Station .................. ..... ...... 144 Fort Amador/Fort Grant. ............ .. .. ............ 145 Fort Clayton . .. ..... 148 U.S. Naval Air Station at Coco Solo ........ .. ..... .. ... 150 Fort Davis ..................... .. ..... ............ 151 Fort Gulick . ............ ...... ......... ............. 151 Fort Kobbe/Howard AFB . .............................. 152 Fort Sherman . ..................... 154 France Field . ...... ... ....... ... .. .. 156 Quarry Heights . 158 Rodman Naval Station ...... ... .. .............. .... 159 Bibliography I Title Page Credits . ......................... 160 Panama Canal Townsites Canal Panama Panama Canal Museum ISBN 978-1-944455-02-6 $26.95 5 2 6 9 5 9 781944 455026.