American Samoa's
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Longest "Pale"
Comes Down
The old Navy Library at Fagatogo, near Pago Pago, the longest build ing in American Samoa and a much
photographed landmark for nearly
30 years, has recently been dis mantled.
The building, 85 ft long and 30 ft wide, was built entirely in the Samoan fashion, except for its cement floor and cinder roof. It was completed by government workers in December, 1937.
After the US Navy pulled out of American Samoa in 1951, the library was moved to the high school at Utulei and the Congregational Church of Jesus petitioned the government to be allowed to use the building as a church. The government handed it over for this purpose in 1956 for $250.
Now, the Congregational Church is to put up a new church on the library site, so the old building has been dismantled to make way for it. The parts have been handed over to the government, and as they are in good condition, the building may be re-erected elsewhere as a tourist attraction.
The "Samoa News" says the new church will also be a Samoan-style building, following the lines of the government's new schools and the Tafuna air terminal.