Stone Mountain Park
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel, Adventure & Literary Travel
| Author: | Tim Hollis | ISBN: | 9781439637975 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | June 29, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tim Hollis |
| ISBN: | 9781439637975 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | June 29, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
For centuries, explorers and pioneers told of a place in Georgia where there was a gigantic mountain of solid granite resembling �a great gray egg lying half-buried on a vast plain.� In time, Stone Mountain, 15 miles east of Atlanta, became a local landmark. In 1915, it was decided that the mountain�s sheer north face would be a good spot to carve a lasting memorial to the lost cause of the Confederacy. This proved to be easier said than done. Before the project was completed, one of Georgia�s top tourist attractions was established around Stone Mountain�s base.
For centuries, explorers and pioneers told of a place in Georgia where there was a gigantic mountain of solid granite resembling �a great gray egg lying half-buried on a vast plain.� In time, Stone Mountain, 15 miles east of Atlanta, became a local landmark. In 1915, it was decided that the mountain�s sheer north face would be a good spot to carve a lasting memorial to the lost cause of the Confederacy. This proved to be easier said than done. Before the project was completed, one of Georgia�s top tourist attractions was established around Stone Mountain�s base.
