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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.
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]
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 ...
Orote Field is a former air base in the United States territory of Guam built by the Empire of Japan with Chamorro forced labor during the Japanese occupation of Guam (1941-1944). It is separate from the Marine Corps amphibious airplane base at located at Sumay village that was operational from 1921 to 1931.
This is a list of Guam locations by per capita income. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Guam had a per capita income of $16,549. [1] In the 2010 Census, Guam had a median household income of $48,274 — the highest of any U.S. territory. [1] The median household income of Guam is higher than in other U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico and American ...
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.
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.
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 ...