Japanese Artillery Road and Pohndolap Area | |
Location: | Sokehs, Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia |
Coordinates: | 6.9644°N 158.1911°W |
Added: | September 30, 1976 |
Refnum: | 76002202 |
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 German 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.[1] The old road is now part of a hiking trail, leading up to the fortifications.