PHT Site Visit: Mount Erskine: Penang’s forgotten ‘Flagstaff Hill’
Date: 30th September 2023 (Saturday)
Time: 9am – 11am
Venue: Pearl Hill Tua Pek Kong
Did you know that there is a forgotten ‘Flagstaff Hill’ along the northern coast of Penang?
Historical drawings and building footprints of Mount Erskine (better known as Pearl Hill) indicate the importance of this hillock, for the seafarers and voyagers of the past, and the historical landscape of Penang.
Come join PHT, and local historian Eugene Quah, for an exciting morning on Pearl Hill, to learn more about Mount Erskine and its fascinating history.
