Beautiful, partly cloudy, cool day!!! Bob Avella drove us to STONE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE PARK. Oh, what a hunk of granite!!! Supposedly formed after volcanos over 8,000 yrs ago. Cherokee Indians called the mountain "Thenefthotkee", or bald mountain. By 1830's most of the mountain had been bought by Andrew Johnson. The beauty of the area attracted people from everywhere. For 50cents a round trip from Atlanta to Sone Mountain folks could picnic and enjoy the out of doors for a day. After several name changes and owners, the state of Georgia bought the land and forbade the KKK from using the mountain any longer, as they had used it for 40 years. The interest in carving began after the book GONE WITH THE WIND, in 1937. It took over 66 yrs and 3 sculptors to complete the project due to financial, political and artistic problems. In 1958 park construction around the mountain began. In 1964, work began again on the carving , which had begun from the conception about 1909 as a memorial to the Civil War. The carvings had several directiors over the years and was dedicated about 1970.
Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Andrew Jackson.
There is a flag and marker of each state which seceded from the U. S. Texas was on her own for 9 years before rejoining the U.S.
Yes, Phyllis and us rode to the top!!!
here are Phyllis and I at the top!!!
When I turned around, the wind was right in my face..... lot cooler and very windy up there.
Below is a mold of the carvings. Watched 2 films about the construction and about the Civil War in Ga. Much Memorabilia to see in the museums.
Went to the Antebellum Plantation and toured 14 acres of slave quarters, smokehouse, the 4 holer, schoolhouse, gardens and the Dickey House circa 1840.
Mike says I talk to everything..... animals, plants, trees......yep, he's right, I do!!!!!
The dogwoods are beautiful everywhere here!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally,, the Dickey House, circa 1840. All these buildings were found elsewhere and moved to this location.
Then, finally went to eat about 4:00 at a German restaurant. Very good!!!!!
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