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The Fonthill Kame
A Kame is a giant hill and the Fonthill Kame, located in Pelham, Ontario is apx 6 km (4 miles east to west and 3 km (2 miles) north to south. It rises apx 75 m (apx 250 ft) above the surrounding area, and has the highest elevation in the Niagara Region.
The kame itself is comprised mainly of sand and gravel deposited by the retreating glaciers over 10,000 years ago.
Although the Fonthill Kame is located above the escarpment it provides the surrounding area with a more moderate climate. The Fonthill Kame was also used as an early aboriginal roadway.
The History of Niagara
› A Land Before Time
› Niagara's First People
› Early French Exploration
› Fort Niagara
› The British Invasion
› Who Was John Butler?
› Butler's Rangers
› The United Empire Loyalists
› The Mennonites & Quakers
› The Founding of Niagara
› Colonial Niagara
› Niagara & the War of 1812
› The Burning of Newark
› The Underground Railroad
› Early Niagara Townships
› The Niagara Parks Commission
The Geography of Niagara
› The Fonthill Kame
› The Great Lakes
› The History of the Falls
› The Niagara Escarpment
› The Niagara River
› The Niagara Watershed
› The Onondaga Escarpment
