Transportation, Technology and Communications - Guampedia

Guam’s commercial port is the island's only deepwater port and it handles approximately 90 percent of the island’s total imports.

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Port of Guam

Guam’s commercial port, operated by the Port Authority of Guam, is located at Cabras Island in the village of Piti. It is Guam’s only deepwater

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Apra Harbor

Apra Harbor is a deep water port located on the west coast of Guam. It is home to both the commercial Port of Guam and

The Cable Station Sumay, Guam. Margaret Laurenson Collection (1926 - 1928).

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Communications and Transportation Advancements

Guam made huge strides in improving telecommunication and transportation throughout the 20th century under American rule. A myriad of modern vehicles fill island streets. Almost

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Early Transpacific Telecommunications

The first step in telegraphic communications for Guam took place soon after Guam and the Philippines were taken over by the United States following the

Post Office Dedication Ceremony, 1924. Don Farrell collection.

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Postal History of Guam

When the Americans arrived in Guam in 1899 they brought a supply of United States stamps overprinted “GUAM.” These stamps were used for about one

For a short period in the mid-1970s, Gannett put out a daily afternoon newspaper called Dateline using the same offices but a different staff as the Pacific Daily News. Micronesian Area Research Center (MARC)

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Newspapers

The Guam News Letter, and its later evolution, the Guam Recorder were the first two regularly printed Guam newspaper publications.