"This is not a humble monument to the Georgians who fought in the Civil War," one Georgia native said of the carvings on ...

I remember going to Stone Mountain with my grandma Kay when I was growing up in DeKalb County. She loved the fudge, and we both enjoyed the train. Even as a child, I felt uncomfortable and ...

As at Stone Mountain, dynamite was used to blast the rock into a general shape. To control the blasting, sticks of dynamite would be cut down to make smaller charges, up to 70 for one detonation.

Spread across 3,200 acres, Stone Mountain Park boasts a variety of attractions. The Confederate Memorial Carving is the most famous (some might say infamous) part of the park. (As calls for the ...