American Samoa · AS
Pago Pago
A deep harbor under Rainmaker Mountain.
- Village population
- 3,000 (2020)
- US flag raised
- April 17, 1900
- Tsunami
- September 29, 2009
Then
- 1878
The US Navy sets up a coaling station by Fagatogo.
- 1900
The American flag goes up over the new wharf on April 17.
- 2009
A tsunami kills 34 people on Tutuila.
Now
Pago Pago Harbor is one of the South Pacific's deepest, and Rainmaker Mountain gives it record rainfall. Tuna canning is the big industry.