Monday, December 7, 2009

Unusual Monuments: Stone Mountain, Georgia

Confederate leaders carved on a mountain, Stone Mountain Park, Ga. (© Yoshio Tomii/SuperStock )

Unusual Monuments: Stone Mountain, Georgia

Stone Mountain is a large granite dome that reaches nearly 1,700 feet high with a circumference of approximately 5 miles. Located in Georgia, in a town sharing the same name, the side of the mountain displays a bas relief that depicts three key figures of the Confederate States of America: Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis.

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