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Facts

Also Known As Panama Canal Zone
Date May 4, 1904 - October 1, 1979

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Canal Zone: Gatun Lake
Canal Zone, Panama
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Major Events

Canal Zone, Panama
Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty

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