Asan Ridge Battle Area WW2

Asan Ridge Battle Area WW2 is a historical site in Asan, Guam. Asan Ridge Battle Area WW2 is situated nearby to the village Agana Heights, as well as near the park Plaza de España.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Santa Agueda and Spanish bridge.

Fort Santa Agueda

Fort

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Fort Santa Agueda, on Guam Highway 7 in Hagåtña, Guam, dates from about 1800, during the 1784-1802 administration of Spanish governor Manuel Moro. It was an uncovered fort with a manposteria parapet, rising about 10 feet above a sloping hillside. Fort Santa Agueda is situated 1½ miles east of Asan Ridge Battle Area WW2.

Spanish bridge

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The Agana Spanish Bridge is a stone arch bridge built in 1800 in Hagåtña, Guam, during the administration of Spanish governor Manuel Muro. It is the only surviving Spanish bridge in Hagåtña, which is the capital of the United States territory of Guam. Spanish bridge is situated 2 miles east of Asan Ridge Battle Area WW2.

Plaza de España

Park

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The Plaza de España located in central Hagåtña, the capital of the United States territory of Guam, was the location of the Governors Palace during the island's long period of Spanish occupation. Plaza de España is situated 2 miles east of Asan Ridge Battle Area WW2.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asan and Agana Heights.

Asan

Village

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Asan is a community and census-designated place along the western coast of the U.S. territory of Guam. Asan, along with Maina and Nimitz Hill Annex, are the three communities in the village of Asan-Maina.

Agana Heights

Village

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Agana Heights is one of the nineteen villages in the United States territory of Guam. It is located in the hills south of Hagåtña, in the central part of the island. United States Naval Hospital Guam is located in this largely residential village. Agana Heights is situated 1½ miles east of Asan Ridge Battle Area WW2.

Hagåtña

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Hagåtña is the capital of Guam. It is the island's second smallest village in both area and population. Hagåtña is the seat of local government and one of the island's major commercial districts.

Asan Ridge Battle Area WW2

Type: Historical site
Also known as: “US National Register of Historic Places” and “War in the Pacific Historical Park - Asan Inland Unit”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Asan, Guam, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude

13.47102° or 13° 28′ 16″ north

Longitude

144.72189° or 144° 43′ 19″ east

Elevation

197 feet (60 metres)

Open location code

7R56FPCC+CQ

GeoNames ID

4043690

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