It was assumed that the harbor in Pago Pago looked similar to that of the town , and it consequentially got the name Samoa , CA in the 1890s .
Samoa , California was named in honor of American Samoa .
It was assumed that the harbor in Pago Pago looked similar to that of the town , and it consequentially got the name American Samoa , California in the 1890s .
Samoa , California was named in honor of American Samoa .