Mana Pillbox
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Mana Pillbox
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| location = S shore of As Anite Cove, Talofofo, Guam
| coordinates = {{coord|13|20|24|N|144|46|12|E|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Guam
| builder = 10th Independent Mixed Regiment
| added = March 4, 1991
| area = less than one acre
| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64000141|title=Japanese Coastal Defense Fortifications on Guam TR}}
| refnum = 88001886{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
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The Mana Pillbox is an old World War II-era Japanese-built defensive fortification on the east coast of the island of Guam. It is located south of the village of Talofofo, about {{convert|50|m|ft}} inland from the point marking the south end of As Anite Cove. It is a structure built out of coral limestone and concrete, with an interior chamber about {{convert|3|x|1.8|m|ft}} in size. The entrance is on the south side, measuring {{convert|0.85|x|1.45|m|ft}}. There is one gun port, facing north, measuring {{convert|0.32|x|.9|m|ft}}. The structure was designed to be well hidden in view from the sea and air.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=88001886}}|title=NRHP nomination for Mana Pillbox|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2015-06-04}} It was built, probably by conscripted Chamorro labor, during the Japanese occupation period 1941–44.
The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
See also
References
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Talo'fo'fo, Guam}}
Category:Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Guam
Category:World War II on the National Register of Historic Places in Guam
Category:1940s establishments in Guam
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