Stone Mountain Park
Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome and the site of Stone Mountain Park, 16 miles (26 km) east of Atlanta, Georgia. Outside the park is the small city of Stone Mountain, Georgia. The park was the most visited tourist site in the state of Georgia pre-war.
The park was owned by the state of Georgia and managed by Booth Family Entertainment. At its summit, the elevation is 1,686 feet (514 m) above sea level and 825 feet (251 m) above the surrounding area. Stone Mountain is well known for not only its geology but also the enormous rock relief on its north face, the largest bas-relief artwork in the world. The carving, completed in 1972, depicted three Confederate leaders, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson. However, the bombs shattered the section of the mountain they were displayed upon leaving a single horse head intact while the rest of the edifice litters the countryside.
Stone Mountain, once owned by the Venable Brothers, was seen from the outset "as a memorial to the Confederacy." Stone Mountain Park officially opened on April 14, 1965 – 100 years to the day after Lincoln's assassination, although the park had already been in use for a few years.
The park was owned by the state of Georgia and managed by Booth Family Entertainment. At its summit, the elevation is 1,686 feet (514 m) above sea level and 825 feet (251 m) above the surrounding area. Stone Mountain is well known for not only its geology but also the enormous rock relief on its north face, the largest bas-relief artwork in the world. The carving, completed in 1972, depicted three Confederate leaders, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson. However, the bombs shattered the section of the mountain they were displayed upon leaving a single horse head intact while the rest of the edifice litters the countryside.
Stone Mountain, once owned by the Venable Brothers, was seen from the outset "as a memorial to the Confederacy." Stone Mountain Park officially opened on April 14, 1965 – 100 years to the day after Lincoln's assassination, although the park had already been in use for a few years.
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