Fonte River Dam

Built in 1910, Fonte River Dam was part of the first organized U.S. Navy effort to provide a reliable modern water supply to Hagåtña. The National Register nomination states that the dam is no longer in use but remains in place and in very good condition. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonte_River_Dam)) - **Famous person / engineer:** civil engineer **Leonard M. Cox** identified the site and provided the original design. ([upload.wikimedia.org](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Fonte_River_Dam_National_Register_of_Historic_Places_Registration_Form.pdf)) - **Why it remains:** as an important early-20th-century public-works landmark in Guam's infrastructure history. ([upload.wikimedia.org](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Fonte_River_Dam_National_Register_of_Historic_Places_Registration_Form.pdf)) - **Further information:** - https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/ebd3d156-72ae-4f65-b456-953177ae1cc6

Fonte River, southwest of Nimitz Hill Overlook Park, near Libugon, Guam