Wiichen Men's Meetinghouse
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Wiichen Men's Meetinghouse
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Location | Peniesene, Moen Island (Truk), Federated States of Micronesia |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
NRHP Reference # | 76002213[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 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]