![]() Here’s the thing: the relief on the face of Stone Mountain is on privately owned property and falls under a piece of Georgia legislation that preserves history, specifically Confederate monuments. Stonewall Jackson – General of the Confederate army that led many campaigns Robert E Lee – leader of the Confederate army and slave holder Jefferson Davis – president of the Confederacy (the South / pro-slavery in Civil War) If you haven’t heard of these guys, let us fill you in. Stone Mountain has its own historical scene that depicts some Southern icons: Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Everybody’s heard of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, and it’s no doubt one of the most recognizable scenes in the United States. On the face of the huge granite stone mountain is a carved relief. Those who think “history needs to be preserved” are masking their racism by calling it history. Those who understand history and the symbolism of a monument to the Confederacy know that the facade needs to be blasted and removed. ![]() Today (2020) there is more and more activity surrounding Stone Mountain. For more information about the monument and the disparity of the public, see here. The monument: a copy of the liberty bell echoing the “I Have A Dream” speech. Why were they there? – the folks with the confederate flags were on top of Stone Mountain during out visit because they were protesting the installation of a Dr Martin Luther King Jr memorial carved from the mountain itself. If you live anywhere with half a consciousness you know this is completely unacceptable.Īnd it’s not something we EVER want to encounter during family travel. They’re a bunch who like to relive or want to revive the days when there was segregation, acceptable racism, and general malady towards non-white people. If you didn’t grow up in the USA or if you’ve not lived in the South you might not be familiar with this group of people. Know what else we found at Stone Mountain Park? Confederate sympathizers. Heck, there’s even fishing and golfing at Stone Mountain. Not cool.īeyond the carved relief on the face of the mountain, Stone Mountain has tons of hiking and walking trails through acres of natural beauty, there are some historic sites, and also some family friendly attractions/rides. And it just so happens that on the face of the mountain is a carved relief of confederate leaders from the Civil War. It’s reminiscent of the granite hills of Yosemite. Stone Mountain itself takes its name from the enormous deposit of granite in the middle of the Georgia hills. Stone Mountain Park covers 3200 acres of forests, creeks and exposed rock. Would we go back to Stone Mountain Park?.All aboard!! The one cool thing at Stone Mountain.Stone Mountain’s Old West Town and Village.
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