Canal Zone

Paraíso

History

In July 1913, Paraiso was the Dredging Division headquarters, then in 1936, the Dredging Division relocated to Gamboa and Paraiso was abandoned until 1939 when it became a military post for the Fifth Infantry. In 1944, Paraiso became a segregated town again and the Army wooden quarters were remodeled into silver workers’ family housing.

During the 1950’s, 230 masonry housing replaced some of the wooden quarters along with a new civic center and a new high school. Paraiso’s neighborhoods were called Lakeview, Spanish Town, Jamaica Town, Ghost Town, Beverly Hills and Dog Patch. The town remained as a de facto segregated town until the abolition of the Canal Zone in 1979

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Population based on the 1950 - 1960 Census

Paraiso Interactive maps

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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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