Japanese Artillery Road and Pohndolap Area
Japanese Artillery Road and Pohndolap Area is located in Federated States of Micronesia
Japanese Artillery Road and Pohndolap Area
LocationSokehs, Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia
Coordinates 6°57′52″N 158°11′28″E / 6.96444°N 158.19111°E / 6.96444; 158.19111
Area122.6 acres (49.6 ha)
Built1911 (1911)
NRHP reference No.76002202[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1976

The Japanese Artillery Road and Pohndolap Area are a historic area on Sokehs Island (now actually a peninsula of Pohnpei) in the Federated States of Micronesia. Sokehs has a prominent north-south ridge (known locally as "Pohndolap", overlooking the state capital Kolonia, and was fortified by the Japanese during World War II. They built a road to the summit area and emplaced anti-aircraft guns on the ridge. The ridge was also a key site in the 1910 Sokehs Rebellion against Japanese rule, and the remnants of a Pohnpeian fort are also in the area. The surviving elements of these fortifications were listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[2] The old road is now part of a hiking trail, leading up to the fortifications.

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Japenese[sic] Artillery Road and Pohndolap Area". National Park Service. Retrieved April 6, 2015.


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