13 Abandoned Places Of America Will Change Your Perception Of The Country

In the 1960s, a new television tower was erected at the top of Mount Alava, in part to beam an innovative new educational TV program into classrooms. The tower was accessible by a cable car line spanning 6,000 feet across the Pago Pago harbor. It was a popular tourist attraction until 1980, when rather unfortunately a military plane performing a traditional flight clipped the cable. Eight people died in the accident and the cable car was shut down.