Folks River, Panama

Folks River, Panama

Folks River is a city and river along the Caribbean seacoast in Colón Province, Panama, near the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. It is located at coord|9|20|60|N|79|54|0|W|type:city|display=inline,titlecite web|url=http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/panama/map/m250516/folks_river.html |title=Folks River, Colon, Panama on world map, coordinates and short facts |source=TravelJournals.net |date=2004-02-27 |accessdate=2008-07-21]

By the time the United States acquired the rights to build the Canal in 1904, the settlement at Folks River -- then called Fox River -- consisted of “small, portable houses put up by the French and in bad condition,” and “24 main buildings in three rows,” between the railroad shops and the main line. In 1915, the town's population (then 932) changed its name to Folks River.cite web|url=http://thesilverpeoplechronicle.blogspot.com/2008/02/silver-townships-rainbow-city-part-i.html |title=The Silver Townships- Rainbow City- Part I |source=The Silver People Chronicle |date=2008-02-05 |accessdate=2008-07-22]

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