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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 calderas 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. |
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| SM-0633 Stone Mountain Lift |
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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 evident |
| SM-0636 HDC* Stone Mural |
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| SM-0650 | SM-0664 HDE Stone Mnt lake | SM-0654 |
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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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| SM-0665 HDE Water Wheel | SM-0641 |
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| SM-0655 | SM-0659 Covered Bridge | SM-0644 |
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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. |
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| SM-0660 Covered Bridge | SM-0652 |
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This image of an old and gone by plantation home was taken in 2001 in Stone Mountain. 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. Recently, the house was moved to Athens where it was restored to its original glory. It was renamed as TRR Cobb House and utilized as a museum. (see Athen's website) |
| O-1004 Plantation House |
| 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 |
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| O-1005 Old Windows |
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County c.1826. (Pictures O-1016 & 1017) The mother of the late President Theodore Roosevelt frequently visited Dr. Powell traveling from Savanna to Rosswell GA. Below are some interesting pictures of crib's. Crib's or shed's or covered "pen's" (O-1009/12) they were build to provide for dry storage |
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| O-1013 Dickey Plantation House | O-1007 Allen Plantation House |
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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. (O-1012 & O-1009) |
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| O-1016 Dr. Powel Office, DeKalb GA | 0-1017 Dr. Powel's Office, DeKalb GA |
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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. 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 it still stands is a tribute |
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| O-1012 Wood Crib | O-1009 Wood Crib |
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to the know-how and workman ship 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 |
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| O-1021 Slave Cabin, Graves Plantation | O-1014 Inside Slave Cabin |
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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. Stone Mountain Park has some beautiful woods and water views. Below are some images taken in late |
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| SM-1017 Pantry | O-1018 Allen House Looming Mill |
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October contrasting the water and wood scenery against the light. Although the park is heavily used during weekends, wooded shorelines are kept up and look beautiful. |
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| SM-1341 Stone Mountain lake | SM-1345 Stone Mountain Lake |
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| SM-1339 Stone Mountain Lk | SM-1344 Stone Mountain Lk | SM-1341-C Stn Mnt Lk |
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| SM-1337 Stone Mountain Park | SM-1377 Fishing |
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| O-0653 Water over Stone | SM-1410 Water Wheel | O-0654 Water Wheel |
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The Water Wheel above and on each side are taken on the same day although under different light conditions giving the subject a different look. The water wheel was rotating at all times visible at right. |
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| SM-1413 Waterwheel-Station | F-1406_Running-Water |
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The above images are 72 DPI only. However, when ordered, they are custom printed @ 1440 DPI using Epson UltraChrome art inks guaranteeing an eighty year lightfast product on Epson luster photo stock.
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