Asan Invasion Beach
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Asan Invasion Beach
| nrhp_type =
| image = File:Pre-invasion bombardment on Guam, July 1944 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Bombardment of the Asan shore. Asan Point on right. Note LCI gunboat and three aircraft on bombing runs.
| location = N edge of Asan, Asan, Guam
| coordinates = {{coord|13|28|22|N|144|42|46|E|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Guam
| built = {{Start date|1944}}
| architect OR builder =
| architecture =
| added = February 14, 1979
| area = {{convert|124|acre}}
| refnum = 79002617{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
}}
The Asan Invasion Beach is a historic site in the village of Asan, Guam. The beaches of Asan were one of the landing sites of American forces in the 1944 Battle of Guam, in which the island was retaken from occupying Japanese forces. The designated historic site includes the beaches extending between Asan Point and Adelup Point and extends inland roughly to Guam Highway 1. It also includes the water area extending from the beach to the reef, about {{convert|100|m|ft}} out, an area that includes at least one abandoned Allied landing vehicle.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=75001913}}|title=NRHP nomination for Agat Invasion Beach|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2015-04-21}}
The beaches, fortifications, and water out to the reef were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Portions of them are part of the Asan Beach Unit of the War in the Pacific National Historical Park, which includes a public access point at Asan Point. Just east of this is Memorial Beach Park, a municipal beachfront park that was listed on the National Register in 1974.
Conservation
In 2024, the National Park Service began a project in the Asan Beach Unit to create a refuge for Guam's imperiled native birds, by recruiting volunteers to remove invasive brown tree snakes from the park. The site is an ideal area for snake exclusion since it is surrounded by ocean and highway.{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Brown Treesnake Research and Control |url=https://home.nps.gov/wapa/learn/nature/brown-treesnake-research-and-control.htm |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=National Park Service}}
See also
{{commons category|War in the Pacific National Historical Park (Asan Beach Unit)}}
References
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{{Asan-Maina, Guam}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in Asan-Maina, Guam}}
Category:Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Guam
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1944
Category:World War II on the National Register of Historic Places in Guam
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