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==Historical sites== [[File:WW_II_fortification_hidden_above_harbour_mouth_-_panoramio.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Blunts Point Battery]] is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.]] Sixteen remaining structures from the [[U.S. Naval Station Tutuila Historic District]] are listed on the [[U.S. National Register of Historic Places]]. These include the [[Government House (American Samoa)|Government House]], [[Courthouse of American Samoa]], [[Jean P. Haydon Museum]], [[Navy Building 38]], and other buildings. ===World War II fortifications=== Near Pila F. Palu Co. Inc. Store, a road runs up the hill into [[Happy Valley, American Samoa|Happy Valley]], and on the side of this road, six World War II ammunition bunkers can be seen on the left before reaching a dirt road. The dirt road, also located on the left side, leads to a big concrete bunker which was used as naval communications headquarters during World War II.<ref name="Stanley-1996">Stanley, David (1996). ''South Pacific Handbook''. David Stanley. {{ISBN|9781566910408}}.</ref>{{rp|411β412}} Over fifty [[Pillbox (fortification)|pillbox fortifications]] can be found along the coastline on Tutuila Island. The largest of these is the [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] communication bunker in Pago Pago.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery-item.htm?id=C5856F3A-D09D-FD8E-590D1FF780564C0A&gid=EEE1A89D-155D-4519-3E950CEB0211ACCA |title=Gallery Item Display |access-date=2019-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824020001/https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery-item.htm?id=C5856F3A-D09D-FD8E-590D1FF780564C0A&gid=EEE1A89D-155D-4519-3E950CEB0211ACCA |archive-date=2019-08-24 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is located in the [[Autapini]] area, which is between [[Malaloa, American Samoa|Malaloa]] and Happy Valley.<ref name="Stanley-1996"/>{{rp|416β417}} During World War II, guns were emplaced at [[Blunts Point Battery|Blunt's]] and [[Breakers Point Naval Guns|Breaker's Points]], covering [[Pago Pago Harbor]].<ref name="Rottman-2002"/>{{rp|85β86}}
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