Who Are the people on Stone Mountain? - Atlanta History Center
Carved on the face of Stone Mountain are three figures: Confederate States President Jefferson Davis, and Confederate Generals Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson and Robert E. Lee. Jefferson Davis was the only president of the Confederate States of America (CSA).
Memorial Carving - Stone Mountain Park
The largest high relief sculpture in the world, the Confederate Memorial Carving, depicts three Confederate figures of the Civil War, President Jefferson Davis and Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson. The entire carved surface measures three-acres, larger than a football field and Mount Rushmore.
Confederate Imagery On Stone Mountain Is Changing, But Not Fast ... - NPR
2021年6月21日 · The 90-foot carving on the side of Stone Mountain in Georgia is the largest Confederate monument in the world. As the U.S. undergoes racial reckoning, the monument's future remains in doubt.
Stone Mountain - Wikipedia
In 1887, Stone Mountain was purchased for $45,000 by the Venable Brothers of Atlanta, who quarried the mountain for 24 more years, and descendants of the Venable family would retain ownership of the mountain until it was purchased by the State of Georgia in 1958.
Stone Mountain: Carving Fact from Fiction - Atlanta History Center
2022年11月18日 · The Stone Mountain carving features Confederate figures Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson. Visitors on top of Stone Mountain look out at the flag terrace, circa 1990.
Monument: The Untold Story of Stone Mountain - Atlanta History …
The mountain is engraved with a sculpture of well-known people from the Confederacy: Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate states, and generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. Many Georgians recognize the Stone Mountain carving, but …
Carving History - stonemountainguide.com
Like the mountain itself, the carving at Stone Mountain has a long and complex history. Three carving superintendents, numerous sculptors, plenty of controversy, and over half a century passed between conception and completion.
Stone Mountain Park, Georgia - World's Largest High-Relief Sculpture
2012年4月30日 · My first glimpse of the monumental sculpture carved into the massive granite dome known as Stone Mountain was slightly disappointing. From the viewing platform the three sculpted figures of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, General Robert E. Lee and Lt. General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson were dwarfed by the sheer immensity of the naked ...
Carving Facts - stonemountainguide.com
Stone Mountain's carving is the largest bas relief (high relief) sculpture in the world. Robert E. Lee is as tall as a nine-story building. Jefferson Davis 's thumb is the size of a sofa. Three master sculptors worked on the carving. The first and most famous, Gutzon Borglum, went …
Changes are coming to the nation’s largest Confederate …
2021年5月30日 · The disputed carving was started in 1915 by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor who went on to create Mount Rushmore. The carving was worked on off and on over the years, but it wasn’t finished until...