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Stone Mountain Park is located right of route 78, Atlanta GA. The entrances to the park are of the 78 as well as through the village of Stone Mountain. The village is picturesque and very quaint with many structures going back many years. The mountain located next to the village looks like a caldera or a bubble of lava that was about to explode but somehow cooled before it happened. The shape of the mountain reminds one of a round loaf of bread. The mountain is primarily composed of granite and is 825 Ft high and 1683 Ft above sea level. It was formed about three million years ago. The park covers 583 acres and has a number of resort hotels and restaurants. The theme of the park is set around the revolution in American history.

On the North East side of the mountain is an impressive carving depicting President Jefferson Davis, General Robert E. Lee and Lt. General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. All are depicted riding their horses. The carving is 400 Ft. above ground and covers about three acres. Conceived in 1909, the work started in 1923 and after three major interruptions, was completed in 1972. A fine piece of stone carving indeed! The park also exhibits a village of wooden dwellings brought together from various location in Georgia. Many of these dwellings are from the original plantation era restored to represent "the South" at its best. Georgia workmanship is

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evident everywhere in cut stone and vintage woodwork. See SM-0650, SM-0654 and SM-0665 a reconstructed water wheel. There are a number of small lakes (SM-0664) and appealing landscaping is everywhere. A wooden covered bridge was imported from the city of Athens GA. This bridge formerly spanned the North Fork of the Oconee river there connecting two major avenues. The bridge was build in 1891 at a cost of $ 2,470.00. In 1981 it

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was decided to move the bridge to its current location (about 60 miles) at a cost of $ 18,000.00. That is inflation for you. Bridges like this were refuge for travelers during storms and courting lovers. It has been said that robbers, hiding in the rafters, had easy prey on the unsuspected. A working waterwheel turn the axel of something in the waterwheel house however, it is a reconstruction of the real thing.

This image of an old and gone by plantation home was taken in 2001 in Stone Mountain. It was torn down recently. Therefore, the two images, O-1004 and O-1005 are unique. At the time the pictures were taken, this old plantation house was very deteriorated and was in its original location. It was build sometime before the Civil War. This is a look at the left side of the Plantation House photograph above. Throughout the years and in spite of the chain link fence, the structure has been plundered by souvenir hunters. An exterior fireplace has been removed leaving a scar covered by dried vines obscuring its past location. Windows and here and there clapboard is missing.

The pictures below, were shot on the Stone Mountain Antebellum Plantation park and yielded some nice images. All were taken with a Canon EOS 7e, 28/90 on Kodak Royal Gold 200. O-1013, the Dickey Plantation House was build c.1840. This structure was moved from Dickey GA., to the present location in 1961. It has 14 rooms (6,259 sq. feet talking about simple life) but had no plumbing and electricity. The women of the house kept busy most of the day to keep things in the house in order. Stone Mountain can be seen behind the house.

The Allen Plantation House was build in Kingston GA. c.1845. Dr. Powell build his home and practice in DeKalb County c.1826. (Pictures O-1016 & 1017) The mother of the President Theodore Roosevelt

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frequently visited Dr. Powell traveling from Roswell Ga. to Savannah Ga. Below are some interesting pictures of crib's.

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Crib's or shed's are covered "pen's" (O-1009/12) they were build to provide for dry storage to store tools, fire wood, preserved goods and seeds. Animals were kept in barns whereas dry goods were kept in a crib. To the left is a crib with a loft, right is the backside. They were made from hand-hewn logs and "keyed" in the corners to provide enough strength to withstand tornados (so they say). Housing in the eighteen hundreds had different standards however, cabins build for "the help" provided for the bare minimum. Most of the worker cabins were used for sleeping and gathering.

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Cooking usually was done on the side or the back of the cabin in a "attached kitchen, SM-1017." Yet, many worker families stayed on for many years. Textiles were woven on wooden looms (see O-1018) and rope needed for farm use was hand made from Hemp. (today, it is illegal to plant Hemp) The barn (0-1010) below was build in Calhoun c. 1800 and moved to its current

location in the 1960's The fact that it still stands is a tribute to the know-how and workmanship of the "Old Days." Many cabins can be found in the

Georgian country site. See our page "Old Buildings" where one can find similar wooding structures from about the same vintage. Leaving the Stone Mountain Park by the village exit, one enters the Stone Mountain Village an old village with bars, restaurants and souvenir shops. Stone Mountain Village is kept in the early 1900 architecture and Main Street probably features the longest covered shopping sidewalks in town included a railroad station.

Because of the zoning, professionals find it difficult to locate office space and thus setup shop in the old parcels (see SM-0279) No high rises here!

A local watering hole defies all bar/salon architectural standards including the "Deck" upstairs. One wonders though if it all will stay together when things get hopping.

The covered shops pictured here left and right including SM-0675, are on one side of the street and connected together. It makes for cool and dry shopping.

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The above images are 72 DPI only. However, when ordered, they are custom printed @ 1440 DPI using Epson Ultra Chrome art inks guaranteeing an eighty year lightfast product on Epson luster photo stock.

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