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Map of Guam. This is a list of the buildings, sites, districts, and objects listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Guam. There are currently 134 listed sites spread across 17 of the 19 villages of Guam. The villages of Agana Heights and Mongmong-Toto-Maite do not have any listings.
As Guam's tourist economy continues slowly to recover, over $1 billion in military spending on the island is projected in the coming several years. The Government of Guam (GovGuam) is the biggest employer on the island (exceeding the tourism industry and the federal military), with a payroll and retirement burden that has led in recent years to ...
In 2010, the U.S. military proposed building a new aircraft carrier berth on Guam and moving 8,600 Marines, and 9,000 of their dependents, to Guam from Okinawa, Japan. Including the required construction workers, this buildup would increase Guam's population by a total of 79,000, a 49% increase over its 2010 population of 160,000.
The Guam State Historic Preservation Office (GSHPO) approves new historic districts and landmarks and ensures historic site maintain their character. Authority is granted to the GSHPO by Code § 76115, and the maintenance of the Guam Register is Code § 76506. [1] [2]
Nov. 11—The U.S. Coast Guard officially announced the establishment of U.S. Coast Guard Base Guam on Wednesday as the service continues to build up its presence in the Pacific.
Many villages have rich histories reaching back thousands of years. Artifacts from ancient Chamorro settlements can be found in every village of Guam. When the Spanish Empire colonized the Marianas Islands as part of its Pacific possessions in the 16th and 17th centuries, the island was divided into separate districts with each district consisting of a parish with a village center governed by ...
Agana Heights (Chamorro: Tutuhan) is one of the nineteen villages in the United States territory of Guam. It is located in the hills south of Hagåtña (formerly Agana), in the central part of the island. United States Naval Hospital Guam is located in this largely residential village.
The Guam International Trade Center (ITC) building houses the department's headquarters. The Guam Department of Land Management (DLM, Chamorro: Dipåttamenton Minanehan Tåno’) is a department of the government on the United States territory of Guam. The department has its headquarters in the Guam International Trade Center (ITC) Building in ...