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German Cemetery

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Area
  
0.4 acres (0.16 ha)

NRHP Reference #
  
76002201

Built
  
1910 (1910)

Added to NRHP
  
September 30, 1976

German Cemetery

Location
  
Kolonia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia

The German Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Kolonia, the capital of Pohnpei State in the Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei and the other Caroline Islands had become a German protectorate in 1899, after the Spanish–American War, and were administered as part of German New Guinea. This cemetery is a historical reminder of the period of German administration, although it was in deteriorated condition in 1976, accessible only by hiking through a mangrove swamp, with its wrought iron fence and gate in disrepair. Two German governors were buried here.

The cemetery was listed on 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.

References

German Cemetery Wikipedia