Sumay Cemetery

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The Sumay Cemetery is a historic cemetery at the junction of Sumay Drive and Guam Highway 1 on the grounds of Naval Base Guam, located on the west side of the United States territory of Guam. It is a roughly square cemetery taking up about 0.7 acres, and is surrounded by a decorative wall with gate. The cemetery was probably established in the late 19th century; its oldest legible marker bears the date 1911. It is the oldest known historic-era cemetery on the island, and is the only tangible reminder of the village of Sumay, which effectively ceased to exist when the naval base took over the area and its citizens were relocated to the village of Santa Rita. ()

Built: 1911 (113 years ago)Coordinates: 13°26'4"N, 144°39'7"E

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Sumay Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Taleyfac Spanish Bridge, Mount Alifan, T. Stell Newman Visitor Center, Orote Historical Complex.

4.9 miS
Bridge
Taleyfac Spanish Bridge, Hågat, Guam
126 min walk • The Taleyfac Spanish Bridge, known locally as Taleyfac Tolai Acho, is a historic stone arch bridge off Guam Highway 2 in Agat, Guam. It crosses the Taleyfac River with two stone arches; it is 36-foot long and 15-foot wide. It originally had wood timber flooring, which has long ago been replaced.
4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Alifan
101 min walk • Mount Alifan is a peak on the U.S. island territory of Guam. It is located in Agat on the south-west of the island. Alifan is the highest point overseeing Agat Bay and was the site of fierce fighting during the 1944 U.S. invasion of Guam after four years of Japanese occupation.
1.8 miSE
Visitor center, Museum
T. Stell Newman Visitor Center
47 min walk • The War in the Pacific National Historical Park is a multi-unit protected area in the United States territory of Guam, which was established in 1978 in honor of those who participated in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
1.9 miNW
Archaeological site
Orote Historical Complex
48 min walk • The Orote Historical Complex is a series of prehistoric and historic features at the northern tip of the Orote Peninsula on the island of Guam. This area is on the grounds of Naval Base Guam and requires military permission to see.
3.3 miS
Park
Ga'an Point, Hågat, Guam
85 min walk • The War in the Pacific National Historical Park is a multi-unit protected area in the United States territory of Guam, which was established in 1978 in honor of those who participated in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
4.8 miNE
Park
Asan Ridge Battle Area, Asan
124 min walk • The Asan Ridge Battle Area was the scene of some of the heaviest fighting in the 1944 Battle of Guam, the World War II battle in which Allied forces recaptured Guam from occupying Japanese forces.
2.3 miS
Park
Apaca Point
59 min walk • The War in the Pacific National Historical Park is a multi-unit protected area in the United States territory of Guam, which was established in 1978 in honor of those who participated in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
5.4 miE
Dam
Fonte River Dam
139 min walk • The Fonte River Dam is a historic dam on the Fonte River on the island of Guam. It is located in the upper third of the river's main valley, which is located between Nimitz Hill Annex and Agana Heights, and lies below and west of the Libugon scenic overlook on Nimitz Hill.
3.3 miSE
Park
Namo Falls
85 min walk • The Namo Falls are two waterfalls, the Grandmother and the Grandfather, in the Namo River within the Namo park area on the island of Guam.
4.1 miS
Neighbourhood
Hill 40, Hågat, Guam
105 min walk • Hill 40 is a militarily historic landform on the island of Guam. It is located about 325 metres east of Bangi Point, south of Agat on the island's west coast, rising to a height of 40 to 60 feet above the coastal plain, with a strategically significant view of the Agat Invasion Beach.
6 miNE
Village
Asan-Maina
155 min walk • Asan-Maina is a village located on the western shore of the United States territory of Guam. The municipality combines the names of the coastal community of Asan with Maina, a community along the slopes of the Fonte River valley to the east.