Office: Historic Lujan House
157 Padre Palomo Street
Hagatna, Guam 96910
Second Floor
Hafa Adai from the Guam Preservation Trust
VISION
The historic Pågat Village is a community responsibility that is shared through education, cooperation, and advocacy all linking to Guam’s cultural heritage.
MISSION
The Guam Preservation Trust will preserve and protect the historic Pågat Village for the benefit our people and our future.
GOALS
· To educate the community about the history and significance of historic Pågat Village;
· To forge alliances to build a powerful advocacy voice to save historic Pågat Village.
OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE
The ancient village of Pågat is a historic site and there is so much to learn from this village. The spiritual connection the Chamorro people feel for this ancient village is very strong and the community's desire to preserve and protect this significant historic site should be embraced and empowered.
The United States military plans to undertake a massive buildup on Guam that is estimated to cause a 45% population increase on the island over the next five years. In addition to concerns about Guam's already overtaxed infrastructure and fragile natural environment, many islanders are worried about the potentially devastating impact on the island's cultural resources. Current plans call for the construction of five Marine Corps firing ranges within several hundred feet of Pågat.
Department of Defense plans for a firing range on a bluff directly above the site would bring military exercises, live ammunition, and security fencing to Pågat. As a result, access to this cherished place will be significantly curtailed, treasured artifacts will be threatened and thousands of years of Chamorro history will be placed at risk.
The Guam Preservation Trust nominated Pågat village to America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation based in Washington D.C.
Year Listed: 2010 | Location: Yigo, Guam | Current Status: Endangered | Threat: Development
America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places has identified more than 200 threatened one-of-a-kind historic treasures since 1988. Whether these sites are urban districts or rural landscapes, Native American landmarks or 20th-century sports arenas, entire communities or single buildings, the list spotlights historic places across America that are threatened by neglect, insufficient funds, inappropriate development or insensitive public policy.
The designation has been a powerful tool for raising awareness and rallying resources to save endangered sites from every region of the country. At times, that attention has garnered public support to quickly rescue a treasured landmark; while in other instances, it has been the impetus of a long battle to save an important piece of our history. The list has been so successful in galvanizing preservation efforts across the country and rallying resources to save endangered places that, in just two decades, only seven sites have been lost. For more information, click here.
HISTORY & SIGNIFICANCE
AMERICA'S 11 MOST ENDANGERED HISTORIC PLACES
Updates from the National Trust for Historic Preservation Click Here
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FILES AND PRESS RELEASES
- November 18, 2011: National Trust for Historic Preservation Statement. Click Here
- November 18, 2011: Guam Preservation Trust Press Conference Statement. Click Here
- November 15, 2011 Defendants' Notice of Filing of Supplemental Declaration of Joseph D. Ludovici. Click Here
- July 29, 2011: Defendants' Notice of Motion and Motion to Dismiss the Complaint. Click Here
- June 21, 2011: PRESS RELEASE: Judge Dismisses Motion in Pågat Lawsuit. Click Here
- April 15, 2011: Defendant's Answer to Complaint for Declaratory and Injunction Relief. Click Here.
- February 21, 2011: PRESS RELEASE: Statement on the Revised February Programmatic Agreement. Click Here.
- November 18, 2010: Guam Preservation Trust, We are Guahan & NTHP Files Complaint. Click Here.
- November 8, 2010: Letter from Elizabeth S. Merritt & Brian R. Turner from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to Donald R. Schregardus - Re: Section 106 Programmatic Agreement for the Joint Guam and CNMI Military Relocation and Buildup. Click Here
- October 4, 2010: Letter from Elizabeth S. Merritt & Brian R. Turner from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to Donald R. Schregardus - Re: Section 106 Programmatic Agreement for the Joint Guam and CNMI Military Relocation and Buildup. Click Here
- September 23, 2010: National Trust for Historic Preservation Responds to Department of Defense’s Decision to Defer Final Action on Building Firing Range Complex Above Guam’s Ancient Pågat Village. Click Here
- September 17, 2010: Letter from Stephanie Meeks, President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation to Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense. Click Here Here
Website last updated: November 18, 2011 * 7:53 a.m. Chamorro Standard Time.
