Embracing the raging waves of Inebolu and the horizon line with a wide angle, the city's almost “watchtower” in the nature of Kelseymen Hill, is not just a vantage point; it is a place where the fate of a nation is decided. Independence Road’s most strategic defense positions. In those most difficult days of the National Struggle, the logistical heart of the Liberation Inebolu This hill, where two batteries of cannons were deployed to protect against threats from the sea, has become an unshakable fortress of the defense of the homeland. The unique view that greets you when you climb to the summit today is actually the vantage point of the heroes who stood tall against the barrels of Greek battleships on June 9, 1921.
Kelseymen's most impressive memory in the dusty pages of history belongs to that famous day of bombardment. When the Greek ships arrived in front of Inebolu and demanded the surrender of the town and the delivery of the ammunition, the people and soldiers of Inebolu united as one. The two cannons on Kelseymen Hill, which had limited facilities, started firing against the huge battleships. It is said that when the wedge of one of the cannons malfunctioned and did not fire, the artillerymen and their commanders, with great composure, developed tactics as if there were dozens of batteries to intimidate the enemy. In that famous historical photograph, the determination in the eyes of those soldiers standing solemnly in the dust at the head of an old cannon epitomizes the spirit of Kelseymen. In the face of this fierce resistance and strategic firing, the Greek ships were forced to retreat, underestimating the size of the force in the city.
Today Kelseymen Hill, It is like a spiritual open-air museum that keeps alive the memory of those who carried bullets on their shoulders, those who worked for their lives with their equivalent boats on the shore, and where the wind still whispers those gunpowder-scented victories. Happily, this historical heritage is now seeing a value worthy of its glorious past and is being organized as a brand new viewing point with the works carried out by Inebolu Municipality. This historical area, which is preparing to welcome its guests by opening its doors very soon, Target 2030 Museum City Inebolu will be one of the most crucial stops of your vision. The short journey up the streets of Inebolu, decorated with traditional architecture, to this historical hill will take you through a time warp and into the heart of those honorable days when the torch of independence was lit.