Stone mountain georgia carving size. The confederate memorial carving at stone mountain was conceived of in 1912 as a pet project. Lee and jefferson davis in stone mountain georgia. Lee and jefferson davis in stone mountain ga.
The stone mountain confederate memorial carving is huge. Jefferson davis thumb is the size of a sofa. That means only about twenty one percent of the carving is occupied by the men and their horses.
Its website highlights miniature golf and a dinosaur themed attraction while downplaying the confederate carving confederate flags and brick terraces dedicated to each confederate state. Paula and michael smith of monticello georgia visited stone mountain on monday so their 10 year old grandson could see the monument for the first time. A woman speaks in front of the confederate monument carved into granite at stone mountain park in stone mountain georgia june 16 2020.
Stone mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock and the site of stone mountain park near the city of stone mountain georgiathe park is owned by the state of georgia and managed by norcross based herschend family entertainmentat its summit the elevation is 1686 feet 514 m above sea level and 825 feet 251 m above the surrounding area. Dustin chambersreuters file the granddaddy of. Lee and jefferson davis in stone mountain ga.
Stone mountain is well known for not only its. Let freedom ring from stone mountain of georgia. The carving sits 190 feet wide and 90 feet tall with jefferson davis robert e.
Stone mountain park in georgia is home to the largest carving that depicts three confederate leaders. This june 23 2015 file photo shows a carving depicting confederate civil war figures stonewall jackson robert e. Georgias stone mountain park which is famous for its large rock carving of confederate leaders planned to close on saturday in response to a planned right wing rally.
It covers an area of about 300 feet wide and 190 feet high. However the actual carved area is 160 feet wide and 76 feet high. The rest of the area is rough.