Blunts Point Naval Gun
Built 1942. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Site |
| Address | Matautu Ridge, Pago Pago, AS |
| County | Eastern County |
| Listed | Apr 26, 1973 |
| Listed for | Military |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Matautu Ridge Gun Site; See Also: Blunt's Point Battery, Amer |
| Reference number | 73002128 |
| Built | 1942 · more from the 1940s |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Matautu Ridge, Pago Pago, AS |
| Coordinates | 14.2854° S, 170.6769° W · Directions ↗ |
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Blunts Point Naval Gun listed on the National Register?
Apr 26, 1973. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Blunts Point Naval Gun built?
1942.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Blunts Point Naval Gun?
Matautu Ridge, Pago Pago, Eastern County, American Samoa.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Blunts Point Naval Gun?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73002128. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.