Mount Pelion

Mount Pelion is a drumlin 191 feet above the Bay of Quinte created by glacial movement. Its name is of Greek origin, but the reason it was called Pelion has been lost to time. Samuel de Champlain passed through this area in 1615 with a war party of 500 Huron Indians and most certainly scaled Mount Pelion to survey the surrounding area. A British Royal Navy cannon dated 1808 sits atop Mount Pelion and was placed at the pinnacle in 1880. Redevelopment of Mount Pelion began in 1999 with the replacement of the stairs and observation tower, and it was officially dedicated on July 1, 2000 as part of the city's and federal government's Millenium projects.

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