Faha Massacre Site, Merizo

#2 among attractions in Merizo

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The Faha Massacre Site is located just behind the Pigua cemetery in the village of Merizo on the United States island of Guam. The site is demarcated by four concrete pillars, connected by metal cables, with several crosses placed inside that area. A metal plaque mounted on a concrete block commemorates the thirty native Chamorro men who were slaughtered here on July 16, 1944, by members of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Japanese occupation of the island during World War II. The IJA routinely forced Guam's native population to work on its construction projects. The men who were killed here were rounded up for a work crew; why they were killed is unclear, as there were no survivors. The massacre took place one day after the Tinta Massacre, and about one week before the liberation of the island began. ()

Coordinates: 13°16'18"N, 144°39'50"E

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Faha Massacre Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Church of San Dionisio, Fort Soledad, Cetti Bay.

2 miN
Museum, Military museum
War in the Pacific National Historical Park
51 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.
2 miN
Church
Church of San Dionisio
50 min walk • The San Dionisio Church Ruins are a historic ruins on Route 2 in Umatac, Guam. They are the remains of a church that was built in 1862 and destroyed by an earthquake in 1892. It was built out of manposteria, and the surviving elements including buttresses rising to a height of 13 feet.
1.6 miN
Historical place, View point, Forts and castles
Fort Soledad
42 min walk • Fuerte Nuestra Señora de la Soledad or Fort Soledad is a fort in Umatac, Guam built by the Spanish in 1810 and named for Our Lady of Solitude. It is the last of the four forts build around Umatac Bay. It is now a park.
3.1 miN
Archaeological site
Cetti Bay
80 min walk • Cetti Bay is an oceanic bay and historic site near Umatac, Guam, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The name refers to both that of the bay on the Pacific Ocean and to the historic site located around and inland from the bay.
0.5 miSE
Tower
Merizo Bell Tower
13 min walk • The Merizo Bell Tower, on Guam Highway 4 in Merizo, Guam, is a bell tower that was built in 1914 or 1919. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
1.5 miN
Forts and castles
Fort Nuestra Señora de la Soledad
40 min walk • Fort Nuestra Señora de la Soledad is a fortification near Umatac, Guam. Built by the Spanish probably between 1802 and 1819, it was the fourth of four fortifications that protected an anchorage for galleons transiting between Acapulco, Mexico and the Philippines, a route that fell out of use in 1815 with Mexican independence.
4.6 miN
Guam's highest peak, with a summit trail
Mount Lamlam, Hågat, Guam
117 min walk • Mount Lamlam is a peak on the United States island of Guam. It is located near the village of Agat, in the south-west of the island.
2 miN
Library
Umatac Outdoor Library
50 min walk • The Umatac Outdoor Library, located on Guam Highway 4 in Umatac, Guam, was built in 1933 by Francisco Quinata Sanchez and Umatac villagers. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
~1130 ftS
Universities and schools
Merlyn G. Cook School
6 min walk • The Merlyn G. Cook School, also known as the Merizo School, is a historic former school building on GU 4 in Merizo, Guam. Built sometime before 1931, it is one of the first schools built during the administration of the island by the United States Navy.
3.5 miSE
Island
Fofos, Talo'fo'fo, Guam
90 min walk • Fofos is a small island off the southern coast of the island of Guam. It is connected to the mainland by the Merizo Barrier Reef.