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Pilatus, Mount

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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An isolated mountain at the W. end of Lake Lucerne, opposite the Rigi; is ascended by a mountain railway, and has hotels on two peaks. A lake below the summit is said to be the last receptacle of the body of Pontius Pilate, hence the adoption of the name of "Mons Pilatus."

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Pilatus, Mount'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/pilatus-mount.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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