Stone Mountain | mountain, Georgia, United States | Britannica (original) (raw)

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association with Decatur

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  In Decatur
  Nearby Stone Mountain, which rises to more than 800 feet (245 metres) in an American Civil War memorial state park, constitutes the largest mass of exposed granite in North America. Carved on the side of the mountain are likenesses of the Confederate generals Robert E. Lee…
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monadnock classification

• In monadnock
  A well-known example is Stone Mountain in Georgia, U.S.
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sculpture by Borglum

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  In Gutzon Borglum
  …marching across the face of Stone Mountain in Decatur, Georgia. He began cutting away rock in 1916 and was able to unveil the head of Lee in 1924, but disputes with his patrons led Borglum shortly thereafter to abandon the enormous work, which was completed by others.
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