Canal Zone

Town of Silver City

History

According to old Panama Canal records the name Silver City was never officially adopted by the Canal. The name sort of “grew up” with the town after a series of evolutions. Accordingly, the town will be officially named by Governor Newcomer after the vote is taken.

The construction of the town was authorized in July 1919 by Governor Chester Harding. The area was filled by spoil taken from the Army post of Fort Davis then under construction, and the houses were built during 1920 and 1921. The town cost originally in the neighborhood of $750,000, of which $600,000 was paid by the Panama Railroad Company.

The official name to be selected for Silver City will include the section now known as Camp Coiner and residents there will be given an opportunity to vote along with residents of “Rainbow” City and those of the old section of Silver City.

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Mission Statement

We aim to educate visitors about the racially segregated Panama Canal Zone towns inhabited by the former West Indian laborers, their Afro-Panamanians progenies and their pivotal contribution to building the Panama Canal and the nation of Panama.

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