Territory Information
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Guam
"the third territory" quarter to be struck by
the mint on
May 12, 2009 |
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| The quarter's territory face depicts the history and
culture of Guam with a outline of the island. To the right the words "Guahan I Tano
Man Chamorro" literally translated Chamarro people of the Land of Guam. The
ship to the upper left is a Flying Pora, a native stabalized sailing canoe that can travel
up to 20 mph. To the right is a Latte stone celebrating the "People of Latte" from 2000 BC to 800 AD |
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Territory
Date: |
December 23, 1898 |
Bits of History
Update:
This is the third quarter in the territory coin collection.
New question: "East is East, and West is West, ........." is the refrain
from a poem by Rudyard Kipling of the same name. Can you finish the refrain?
Click above and learn about Guam. |
| Order: |
3 |
| Capital:
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Village of Hagatana |
| Largest
Area: |
Dededo |
| National
Symbol: |
Chamorro sling stone |
| Territory
Bird: |
Toto (fruit dove) |
| Territory
Flower: |
Puti
tai nobio (buogainvillea) |
| Territory
Tree: |
Ifit |
| Territory
Motto: |
Where
America's day begins |
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Territory Name Origin:
Before the Spanish-American War Guam had twenty different names recorded in explorer and
missionionaries' logs. It is widely speculated that phonetically these names Goaam, Goam,
Guan, Guahan("we have") in Chamorru sounded similar to Guam, hence the name.
Fun Territory Facts:
Guam has a population of 154,805. Its land area is 212 square miles, nominally 7 x 35
miles and the highest point is Mount Lamlam at 1332 feet above sea level. It was founded
by Magellen in 1521 and ceded from Spain to the United States by the Treaty of
Paris in 1898. The people of Guam have been citizens of the United States since 1950.
Anderson Air Force Base is a major base for US Pacific military operations and
is on the northern end of the island. Guam's population is mainly Chamorro. It is the
southern most island of the Mariana islands chain and is rich in history as dipicted on
it's quarter.
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