Masefau Defensive Fortifications

The Masefau Defensive Fortifications consist of a pair of concrete pillboxes on the shores of Masefau Bay on the island of Tutuila in the United States territory of American Samoa. These octagonal structures differ from others found in western Tutuila in that they have no separate interior space for the storage of ammunition. The structures were exposed by a typhoon in 2009.[2]

Masefau Defensive Fortifications
Nearest cityMasefau, American Samoa
Coordinates14°15′15″S 170°37′52″W
Built1940 (1940)
Built byUS Navy
NRHP reference No.12000919[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 2012

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Tapuitea, the official government newsletter of American Samoa, November 20, 2012 (PDF page 7)" (PDF). Government of American Samoa. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
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