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, pohndolap, area, historic, area, sokehs, island, actually, peninsula, pohnpei, federated, states, micronesia, sokehs, prominent, north, south, ridge, known, locally, pohndolap, overlooking, state, capital, kolonia, fortified, japanes. 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 AreaU S National Register of Historic PlacesLocationSokehs Pohnpei State Federated States of MicronesiaCoordinates6 57 52 N 158 11 28 E 6 96444 N 158 19111 E 6 96444 158 19111Area122 6 acres 49 6 ha Built1911 1911 NRHP reference No 76002202 1 Added to NRHPSeptember 30 1976References Edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 NRHP nomination for Japenese sic Artillery Road and Pohndolap Area National Park Service Retrieved April 6 2015 nbsp This National Register of Historic Places related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Japanese Artillery Road and Pohndolap Area amp oldid 1169120550, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
