Panama Canal fence

Map of the Isthmus of Panama representing the line of the Panama Rail Road (before 1857)
Panama Canal Zone

The Panama Canal fence is a term used for a variety of barriers built by the United States in the Panama Canal Zone to control movement in the zone for a variety of enforcement purposes.[1][2] The Canal Zone, primarily consisting of the Panama Canal, a strip of land running from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean that was administered by the United States to various degrees until 1999. The fence was occasionally dubbed a “fence of shame”[2] and "another Berlin Wall[2] by those opposed to continued United States presence and control of the Canal Zone.[3]

  1. ^ McPherson, Conor; Strindberg, August (2013-04-18). "The Dance of Death (McPherson)". Conor McPherson Plays: Three. doi:10.5040/9781784600297.10000003. ISBN 9781784600297.
  2. ^ a b c "Eric Jackson, The beginning of the end of the Panama Canal Zone". www.hartford-hwp.com. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  3. ^ "Why Today Is an Anti-American Holiday in Panama | AMERICAN HERITAGE". www.americanheritage.com. Retrieved 2020-12-25.

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