Umang Dam

Umang Dam
Location S. side of Finile Rd., Agat, Guam
Coordinates 13°22′38″N 144°39′27″E / 13.37722°N 144.65750°E / 13.37722; 144.65750Coordinates: 13°22′38″N 144°39′27″E / 13.37722°N 144.65750°E / 13.37722; 144.65750
Area less than one acre
Built 1898(?)
Architectural style 20th century dam and irrigation
NRHP Reference # 08001408[1]
Added to NRHP February 6, 2009

Umang Dam, located on the south side of Finile Rd. in Agat, Guam, was built in 1898. Also denoted 66-02-1868, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

The site is given an 1898 date of significance in the National Register,[1] but is described as a 20th-century public work[1] and as having been "built in the early 1920s, mainly for agricultural purposes" before and during World War II.[2]

It was then the fifth site in Agat and the 122nd in Guam to be placed on the National Register, and was termed "instrumental in the livelihood of the people of Agat."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Agat dam officially recognized as historic". KUAM News. Feb 26, 2009.


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