Guam Cable Station
Cable Station Ruins | |
Undated US Navy photo of the cable station remains | |
Guam Cable Station | |
| Location | Sumay |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Santa Rita, Guam |
| Coordinates | 13°26′17″N 144°38′57″E / 13.43806°N 144.64917°E |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1903 |
| Built by | Commercial Pacific Cable Company |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003742 |
| Added to NRHP | September 6, 1979 |
The Guam Cable Station is where the United States territory of Guam was first connected via modern telecommunications to the rest of the world. Reduced to ruins by the fighting of World War II, the ruins of the establishment remain on the grounds of Naval Base Guam on the west side of the island.