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Stone Mountain State Park is a 14,353-acre (58.08 km 2) [2] North Carolina state park in Alleghany County and Wilkes County, North Carolina. Stone Mountain [ edit ]
In 1960, Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad, Inc. was formed to construct a tourist railroad encircling the mountain, operating it under lease from the Stone Mountain Memorial Association (a state-operated association established in 1958 for developing and managing the mountain as a park).
The mountain, which has an elevation of 2,305 feet (706 m) above sea level, is known for its barren sides and distinctive brown-gray color, and can be seen for miles. The mountain offers some of the best rock climbing in North Carolina, and the park's creeks and streams feature excellent brook trout fishing. Stone Mountain c. 1910
Developers envisioned Underground Atlanta would become the third major tourist attraction for Atlanta, including Stone Mountain Park and Six Flags Over Georgia. The New Georgia Railroad had operated a vintage train excursion from its depot (the former Pullman Yard ) near Underground Atlanta to Stone Mountain Park starting in 1986; [ 19 ] the ...
Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock and the site of Stone Mountain Park, 15 miles (24 km) east of Atlanta, Georgia. Outside the park is the city of Stone Mountain, Georgia . The park is the most visited tourist site in the state of Georgia.
The centerpiece of Stone Mountain Park is Stone Mountain itself, a [[quartz monzonite]] dome [[monadnock]] that rises 825 feet (251 m) above the surrounding terrain and bears upon its north face the world's largest [[bas-relief sculpture]], depicting three figures from Georgia's Confederate period, [[Stonewall Jackson]], [[Robert E. Lee]] and ...
At this point, the Pigeon Forge park was branched off into a separate division of HFE called The Dollywood Company, which oversees all the properties that Dolly Parton has interest in. [13] Along with the Herschend family, Dolly Parton co-owns the Dolly Parton's Stampede (formerly Dixie Stampede [ 8 ] ) dinner attraction chain, which has ...
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