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Wiichen Men's Meetinghouse

Coordinates: 7°27′5″N 151°52′20″E / 7.45139°N 151.87222°E / 7.45139; 151.87222
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Wiichen Men's Meetinghouse
Wiichen Men's Meetinghouse is located in Federated States of Micronesia
Wiichen Men's Meetinghouse
LocationPeniesene, Moen Island (Truk), Federated States of Micronesia
Coordinates7°27′5″N 151°52′20″E / 7.45139°N 151.87222°E / 7.45139; 151.87222
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
NRHP reference No.76002213[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1976

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.[2]

The site was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1976,[1] when the region was part of the US-administered Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Wiichen Men's Meetinghouse". National Park Service. Retrieved March 30, 2015.