Timeline of Guantánamo Bay explained

Noteworthy events of Guantánamo Bay.

Timeline

In addition to two presidents, many other distinguished people have visited the Naval Base. At one time General John J. Pershing was a visitor on board . Charles A. Lindbergh was a visitor during his goodwill flight around the Americas in the "Spirit of St. Louis". Before and during the World War II years, visitors included: members of Congress, Cabinet officers, ambassadors, Harry Hopkins, Eleanor Roosevelt and others.

Other important visitors the base have included:

Landmarks

Beaches

Roads

Most of the roads on the Base have functional or numerical names which require no explanation (e.g., Deer Point Road, Kittery Beach Road, First Street). Other roads include:

Several roads in the Industrial area are named for Cuban national or local heroes:

Some roads at the Naval Air Station are named for noted admirals who were naval aviators:

The following Naval Air Station roads are named for men who lost their lives in the fighting here in June 1898: Good, Taurman, Smith, Dumphy, McColgan and Gibbs. Also roads are named for McCalla and Huntington, who were Navy and Marine commanders, respectively, in the U.S. capture of Guantánamo Bay.

1953–1964 Period

See also