Record #:

3829

Author(s):

Ellis, Marshall

Abstract:

Stone Mountain, sitting astride the Wilkes-Alleghany county border, is an immense granite dome, the largest in the state. Four mining companies planned to mine it. None succeeded. In 1969, it became a state park of 13,700 acres, second largest in the state. Climbers come from all over the world to challenge the mountain's south face.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 66 Issue 4, Sept 1998, p63-67, il

Subject(s):

Parks; Stone Mountain State Park