Atan Tano Shrine

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The small monument, also known as the Santa Cruz Shrine, is surrounded by cement foundations of buildings leveled long ago and set upon a cleared grassy area on a nearly vanished bullcart trail. This historic spot marks the location where Piti villagers honored 18th century Spanish Governor Felipe Cerain for his determination in constructing a road that connected the southern half of the island with the capital of Hagåtña. Originally built in 1784 and 1785, the road was rebuilt in 1908 to 1909 by Capt. E.J. Dorn of the U.S. Navy and renamed the Piti-Agat Road. The shrine embodies a monument made out of block cement and features three plaques which contain inscriptions naming two Spanish governors and one American naval governor. A fourth plaque, on a wall sheltering the shrine, tells of the work of the Fifth Naval Construction Brigade.

The Road from Agana to Umatac:
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