Stone Mountain Georgia
My older sister and her family have lived in Atlanta, Georgia for a very long time. She is a transplanted Yankee. I've lived in South Florida for a long time as well. I'm a transplanted Yankee too.
The first time we drove to Atlanta to visit my sister, brother in law and my nieces and nephews, we drove out to Stone Mountain Park for a light show that featured Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson who are etched into the mountain and lit up at night along with music and fireworks on holidays.
This isn't some puny statue, its huge and covers a lot one whole side of Stone Mountain. It took many years to complete. The entire Stone Mountain carved surface is 3 acres while Mount Rushmore has 4 60 foot carvings (one for each president), Stone Mountain is also the largest base relief sculpture in the world.
The monument to the Confederacy was commissioned by the guy who restarted the Ku Klux Klan:. Samuel H. Veneble. The property was purchased by the State of Georgia in 1958 and is now a big park with a whole bunch of attractions, and the laser light show.
I never knew Stone Mountain and Stone Mountain Park existed or that it was so big until I saw it. And as a transplanted Yankee I can understand why a political candidate might want the sculpture sandblasted away and another opposing that action. And I can also understand the park folks wanting to make a buck from the locals and the tourists who visit the park.
Back when I first saw the monument I just kind of shrugged it off, they lost the war, and if Lincoln is on Mt. Rushmore who am I to say Bobby Lee can't be chiseled into Stone Mountain. This happened a long time ago. Some folks get body art and either way it is hard to get rid of.
The first time we drove to Atlanta to visit my sister, brother in law and my nieces and nephews, we drove out to Stone Mountain Park for a light show that featured Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson who are etched into the mountain and lit up at night along with music and fireworks on holidays.
This isn't some puny statue, its huge and covers a lot one whole side of Stone Mountain. It took many years to complete. The entire Stone Mountain carved surface is 3 acres while Mount Rushmore has 4 60 foot carvings (one for each president), Stone Mountain is also the largest base relief sculpture in the world.
The monument to the Confederacy was commissioned by the guy who restarted the Ku Klux Klan:. Samuel H. Veneble. The property was purchased by the State of Georgia in 1958 and is now a big park with a whole bunch of attractions, and the laser light show.
I never knew Stone Mountain and Stone Mountain Park existed or that it was so big until I saw it. And as a transplanted Yankee I can understand why a political candidate might want the sculpture sandblasted away and another opposing that action. And I can also understand the park folks wanting to make a buck from the locals and the tourists who visit the park.
Back when I first saw the monument I just kind of shrugged it off, they lost the war, and if Lincoln is on Mt. Rushmore who am I to say Bobby Lee can't be chiseled into Stone Mountain. This happened a long time ago. Some folks get body art and either way it is hard to get rid of.
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