Sunday, August 5, 2012

CNMI Historical Sites


PLACES and sites with historical significance on Saipan, Tinian and Rota. Stay tuned as I add more materials...
Last Command Post



DRIVING all the way to Marpi on the north end of Saipan will lead you to several areas that have been mute witnesses to the poignant events of the Second World War, and one of these areas is the Last Command Post below the colossal 800-foot Suicide Cliffs. Read more...







The rough and dusty road toward Laolao Bay is not really  extraordinary — until one learns about the rich history of the area   from the dive sites to its cultural heritage sites. Read more...




WW2 Japanese tank
ONE one of the many other World War 2 tanks and relics lying around the island as grim reminders of the war under the shade of a canopy of leaves and surrounded by tall bushes near the Saipan International Airport. The sturdy piece of steel did not look like it was going to fall into pieces soon. Read more...




 
Japanese bunkers
Along the way to the Saipan International Airport are cement bunkers, some of the grim reminders of Saipan as one of the sites where the bloodiest World War 2 took place over 60 years ago. I got tthe chance to crawl inside one of...Read more