Blunts Point Battery

Infobox_nrhp | name =Blunts Point Naval Gun
nrhp_type = nhl

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caption =
nearest_city= Pago Pago, American Samoa
lat_degrees = 75
lat_minutes = 52
lat_seconds = 5
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 169
long_minutes = 43
long_seconds = 13
long_direction = W
locmapin =
area =
built =1940
architect= Unknown
architecture=
designated = May 28, 1987cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1403&ResourceType=Site
title=Blunts Point Battery |accessdate=2008-06-26|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = April 26, 1973cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = State
refnum=73002128

Blunts Point Battery, also known as Blunts Point Naval Gun or Matautu Ridge Gun Site is a gun battery on Matautu Ridge near Pago Pago, American Samoa. It was part of the fortification of the Samoan Islands which took place after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/73002128.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: American Samoa's Defenses: Blunts Point Battery / Blunts Point Battery] |32 KB|date=1986-06-26 |author=Erwin N. Thompson |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/73002128.pdf "Accompanying five photos, from 1986"] |32 KB]

It has recently been restored and is in good condition. It is a rare example of a WWII Pacific coastal gun which remains in relatively pristine condition.

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