Sumay Cemetery

Historic cemetery in Guam

United States historic place

Sumay Cemetery

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Undated US Navy photo

Location| Sumay Dr. and Guam Highway 1, Comnavmarians, Santa Rita, Guam
Coordinates| 13°26′04″N 144°39′07″E﻿ / ﻿13.43444°N 144.65194°E﻿ / 13.43444; 144.65194
Area| less than one acre
Built| 1911 (1911)
NRHP reference No.| 99001184[1]
Added to NRHP| October 8, 1999

The Sumay Cemetery is a historic cemetery at the junction of Sumay Drive and Guam Highway 1 on the grounds of Naval Base Guam, located on the west side of the United States territory of Guam. It is a roughly square cemetery taking up about 0.7 acres (0.28 ha), and is surrounded by a decorative wall with gate. The cemetery was probably established in the late 19th century; its oldest legible marker bears the date 1911. It is the oldest known historic-era cemetery on the island, and is the only tangible reminder of the village of Sumay, which effectively ceased to exist when the naval base took over the area and its citizens were relocated to the village of Santa Rita.[2]

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

## See also[edit]

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Guam

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Sumay Cemetery". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-04-26.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Sumay Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons
* Sumay Cemetery at Find a Grave
* U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sumay Cemetery

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National Register of Historic Places in Sånta Rita-Sumai, Guam

Historic properties|

* Cable Station Ruins
* Dådi Beach Japanese Bunker
* Dobo Spring Latte Set Complex
* Ha. 62-76 Japanese midget attack submarine
* Mount Tenjo Fortifications
* Orote Field
* Orote Historical Complex
* Sumay Cemetery
* Talisay Site-Latte' Saddok Talisai
* West Bona Site

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Sånta Rita-Sumai, Guam
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