Agana-Hagatna Pillbox

The Agana-Hagåtña Pillbox is a former Japanese defensive fortification in Hagåtña, Guam. It is a six-sided reinforced concrete structure, located a short way above the high-tide line on the west side of the Paseo de Susana, a small peninsula jutting north from the village center.

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Type: Building
Description: United States historic place
Also known as: “Agana-Hatagatna Pillbox”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Paseo Stadium and Spanish bridge.

Paseo Stadium

Stadium

Paseo Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Agana, Guam. It is currently used mostly for baseball matches. In the late 1970s with baseball popularity soaring and the success of the Guam Major League and youth baseball, the need for a new Guam baseball facility was in demand.

Spanish bridge

Photo: Daderot, CC0.

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 860 feet southwest of Agana-Hagatna Pillbox.

Chief Quipuha Park

Park

Chief Quipuha Park is located on the Paseo de Susana peninsula, in the north of the city of Hagåtña, in the United States territory of Guam. Like the rest of the peninsula, the area was created after World War II from bulldozed debris from the ruined city. Chief Quipuha Park is situated 980 feet southeast of Agana-Hagatna Pillbox.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agana Heights and Tamuning.

Agana Heights

Village

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

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.

Tamuning

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Tamuning, also known as Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon, is a village located on the western shore of the United States territory of Guam. The village of Tamuning is the economic center of Guam, containing tourist center Tumon, Harmon Industrial Park, and other commercial districts.

Asan

Village

Photo: Dorothy, CC BY 2.0.

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. Asan is situated 2½ miles west of Agana-Hagatna Pillbox.

Agana-Hagatna Pillbox

Categories: fortification and historic site
Location: Hagåtña, Guam, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude

13.4786° or 13° 28′ 43″ north

Longitude

144.75149° or 144° 45′ 5″ east

Open location code

7R56FQH2+CH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 576087263

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

Wikidata ID

Q19870562

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