Tumon Bay was used as a recreation area by the US military from the mid-1940s to 1950. The military returned the land to the Guam government to avoid a conflict with local landowners.
Contemporary Guam: Politics

The Fight to Keep Tumon Public

Tumon Bay has a lengthy history and special significance for the CHamoru people whose ancestors lived and thrived in Tomhom (Tumon) area for millennia, establishing

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James M. Stewart in front of Government House, 11 October 1954. Manuscripts Collection RFT MARC, University of Guam.
Architecture

James Murray Stewart

If you have ever visited the Governor’s Office complex in Adelup, or attended Mass in the old Santa Teresita Church in Mangilao, or were a

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CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination

The Hopkins Report

In 1947 the United States Navy created the Hopkins Commission to review and make recommendations about the naval governments of Guam and American Samoa. There

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