Wiichen Men's Meetinghouse Explained

Wiichen Men's Meetinghouse
Location:Peniesene, Moen Island (Truk), Federated States of Micronesia
Coordinates:7.4514°N 151.8722°W
Added:September 30, 1976
Refnum:76002213

The Wiichen Men's Meetinghouse is a historic building site in Peniesene on Moen Island in Chuuk State of the Federated States of Micronesia. The site, deemed archaeologically significant due to its place in Chuukese folklore, includes a pre-contact period petroglyph panel and swimming basin. Local history claims that this was the meeting place of six brothers who became the first chieftains of Chuuk.[1]

The site was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1976, when the region was part of the US-administered Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=76002213}} NRHP nomination for Wiichen Men's Meetinghouse]. National Park Service. 2015-03-30.