The exact location of the Corozal "Silver" Cemetery to be distinguished from the Corozal American Cemetery located in the same area and now part of the American Battlements Memorial system. The Corozal Cemetery is home to more than 14,000 graves, most of which are the tombs of former "Silver Roll" or Black employees and their families of West Indian descent. These hard working people were in large part responsible for the construction of the Panama Railroad and the Panama Canal and were it not for their great sacrifice, strength and perseverence this "Wonder of the Modern World," would never have been built.
The exact location of the Corozal "Silver" Cemetery to be distinguished from the Corozal American Cemetery located in the same area and now part of the American Battlements Memorial system. The Corozal Cemetery is home to more than 14,000 graves, most of which are the tombs of former "Silver Roll" or Black employees and their families of West Indian descent. These hard working people were in large part responsible for the construction of the Panama Railroad and the Panama Canal and were it not for their great sacrifice, strength and perseverence this "Wonder of the Modern World," would never have been built.
The Mount Hope or Monte Esperanza Cemetery in Colon, Republic of Panama. This was historically the "Silver Roll" cemetery during the American construction era of the Panama Rail Road and the Panama Canal. The Silver Roll comprised the Black laborers within the segregated Silver and Gold Roll System of the old Panama Canal Zone. Every aspect of life was segregated for the Black workers from birth to the grave. It is located right next to Bethany Baptist Church the rail road tracks entering the City of Colon, just behind Rainbow City on the road to Margarita.
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