| Hagatna (Agana) -and- Agana Heights The capital village & a quiet village in the hills. |
(Top) The main gates to the Plaza de
Espana, whre the Governor's Palace used
to sit. (Left) The plaza's grounds. (Above)
The rebuilt gazeebo outside the palace
grounds. The orginal was destroyed
during the war. Aug 03.
Espana, whre the Governor's Palace used
to sit. (Left) The plaza's grounds. (Above)
The rebuilt gazeebo outside the palace
grounds. The orginal was destroyed
during the war. Aug 03.
Hagatna in the older Chamorro spelling, Agana in the modern English--this was not the largest village on
island before the war, nor after it. However, this is where the Spanish governor, and later the American
Naval Governors, made their home. The Governor's palace was next to the cathedral in the Plaza de Espana.
Both buildings, like the entire village, were destroyed during the battle in 1944.
island before the war, nor after it. However, this is where the Spanish governor, and later the American
Naval Governors, made their home. The Governor's palace was next to the cathedral in the Plaza de Espana.
Both buildings, like the entire village, were destroyed during the battle in 1944.
The ruins of the Azotea, the only part of
the Governor's Palace to survive the
war. It was built as an open-air terrace
porch for the palace; the roof was
added after the war. Aug. 03.
the Governor's Palace to survive the
war. It was built as an open-air terrace
porch for the palace; the roof was
added after the war. Aug. 03.
Nearby the Governor's
palace ruiins in the Plaza de
Espana is the Insular Guard
Monument (left). The
Insular Guard were badly
equipped and undermanned
Chamorro guardsmen who
fought the Japanese in the
Plaza until forced to
surrender. In the close-by
Skinner Plaza is the statue
to the Guamanians who
died on Wake Island (right).
This is identical to one that
stands on Wake.. Aug. 03.
palace ruiins in the Plaza de
Espana is the Insular Guard
Monument (left). The
Insular Guard were badly
equipped and undermanned
Chamorro guardsmen who
fought the Japanese in the
Plaza until forced to
surrender. In the close-by
Skinner Plaza is the statue
to the Guamanians who
died on Wake Island (right).
This is identical to one that
stands on Wake.. Aug. 03.
The 3rd Marine Division advances through the ruins of Agana. The village would be rebuilt and
again become the capital of Guam.
again become the capital of Guam.
(Above) a Japanese bunker at
Paseo, now the site of a park and
baseball stadium. (Left) the Guam
monument at Paseo to the four
Marines who earned the Medal of
Honor during the Liberation. The
site of Paseo itself is a landfill area
that was used to bury military
equipment after the war.
Underneath the stadium might be a
war achaeologist's dream. Aug. 04.
Paseo, now the site of a park and
baseball stadium. (Left) the Guam
monument at Paseo to the four
Marines who earned the Medal of
Honor during the Liberation. The
site of Paseo itself is a landfill area
that was used to bury military
equipment after the war.
Underneath the stadium might be a
war achaeologist's dream. Aug. 04.
Route 1, Guam's main artery, runs nearly the entire length
of the island's western coast. Named "Marine Drive"
originally in 1945, over the half-century to the 60th
anniversary of the Liberation in 2004, many began to
believe the road was named for the nearby ocean, and not
for the Marines who led the liberation. In 2004 Governor
Felix Camacho signed an Executive Order renaming the
road as "Marine Corps Drive" to end all confusion.
Above: Looking south to the Marine Drive monument in
Hagatna with the orginal dedication plaque that recites
Island Commander Major General Hery L. Larsen,
USMC's 1945 proclomation naming the road. The small
plaque in front of the momument commemorates Governor
Camacho's re-naming of the road.
of the island's western coast. Named "Marine Drive"
originally in 1945, over the half-century to the 60th
anniversary of the Liberation in 2004, many began to
believe the road was named for the nearby ocean, and not
for the Marines who led the liberation. In 2004 Governor
Felix Camacho signed an Executive Order renaming the
road as "Marine Corps Drive" to end all confusion.
Above: Looking south to the Marine Drive monument in
Hagatna with the orginal dedication plaque that recites
Island Commander Major General Hery L. Larsen,
USMC's 1945 proclomation naming the road. The small
plaque in front of the momument commemorates Governor
Camacho's re-naming of the road.
Above right: Looking
north along Marine Corps
Drive from the monument.
Far Right: The original
dedication plaque on the
main monument.
Right: The small, new
plaque marking the 2004
re-naming of the road by
Governor Camacho.
All photos of the Marine
Corps Drive Mon-
mument were shot in March
of 2005.
north along Marine Corps
Drive from the monument.
Far Right: The original
dedication plaque on the
main monument.
Right: The small, new
plaque marking the 2004
re-naming of the road by
Governor Camacho.
All photos of the Marine
Corps Drive Mon-
mument were shot in March
of 2005.
