The centrepiece is the striking black stone pyramid-style tomb of Margaret Young, also known as Tui Manu'a Matelita or the Queen of Manu'a, who reigned from 1891 until her untimely death in 1895. Her well-maintained gravestone states the years of her short-lived but significant reign, and locals are always eager to share tales of her life and mysterious death. Surrounding her tomb, you'll discover the graves of her parents alongside several other members of the royal family. According to historical literature, Tui Manu'a Elisala is also buried here—the pivotal Samoan leader whose signature granted the United States sovereignty over these islands in 1900, and who famously declared that the last of the tui line would die with him rather than surrender his people's independence.