Japanese Artillery Road and Pohndolap Area

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.

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

See also

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 2015-04-06.


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