1900 AD – 2016 AD

Five moments from American Samoan history, built for the American Samoa collection.

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Round 1 · 1965 AD
Mt. Alava Aerial Tramway Completion
Built to support broadcast antennas for an educational television program, this mile-long cable car spanned Pago Pago's stunning volcanic harbor and became a major tourist attraction until it ceased operations.
Round 2 · 1900 AD
Raising the American Flag over Tutuila
Following the Tripartite Convention which partitioned the Samoan archipelago, high chiefs of Tutuila formally ceded the island to the United States Navy in exchange for protection, raising the US flag.
Round 3 · 2016 AD
Tesla Solar Microgrid Powers Ta'u
To eliminate reliance on expensive diesel fuel, a massive solar energy microgrid equipped with Tesla battery packs was activated, allowing the entire island of Ta'u to run on renewable energy.
Round 4 · 1925 AD
Margaret Mead Researches Coming of Age
Living in the remote village of Ta'u, a young Margaret Mead conducted her famous and highly controversial ethnographic fieldwork on Samoan adolescence, forever changing the field of anthropology.