Poloa Defensive Fortifications
Poloa Defensive Fortifications | |
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| Location | Poloa Beach Poloa, American Samoa |
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| Area | 4.36 acres (1.76 ha)[1] |
| Built | 1941 or 1942[1] |
| Built by | United States Marine Corps |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000917 |
| Added to NRHP | November 14, 2012 |
The Poloa Defensive Fortifications are a set of historic military structures on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa. Consisting of three concrete pillboxes along the beach, these fortifications were built by American Marines as part of a system of defenses against a feared Japanese amphibious invasion of Samoa during the early part of World War II. The Poloa pillboxes stand out from other emplacements on Tutuila for their relatively less robust construction, possibly reflecting American tactical planning for greater defense in depth at this location. The threat of invasion had eased by late 1942, and the fortifications never saw combat.[1]
The Poloa fortifications were added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[2]
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- United States Marine Corps installations
- Tutuila
- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in American Samoa
- 1940s in American Samoa
- Military installations closed in the 1940s
- World War II on the National Register of Historic Places
- 1942 establishments in American Samoa
- Oceania Registered Historic Places stubs
- American Samoa geography stubs