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- ↑ "American Samoa Historic Preservation Plan" (PDF). American Samoa Historic Preservation Office. 2002. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "American Samoa Historic Preservation Office". American Samoa Historic Preservation Office. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019.
- ↑ Sunia, Fofo I.F. (2009). A History of American Samoa. Amerika Samoa Humanities Council. Pages 230 and 307. ISBN 9781573062992.
- ↑ "History". Feleti Barstow Public Library. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017.
- ↑ "Tala I Vaifanua". Samoa News . July 27, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
Coordinates: 14°16′51″S170°41′03″W / 14.28074°S 170.68408°W