Stone Mountain Mill by tennesseecowgirl

Photography • Historical • posted on Oct 13, 2009

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Description

The Mill was built in 1869 and moved to the park in 1965. Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock in Stone Mountain, Georgia. At its summit, the elevation is 1,686 feet. Stone Mountain granite extends underground 9 miles at its longest point into Gwinnett County. Numerous reference books and Georgia literature have dubbed Stone Mountain as “the largest exposed piece of granite in the world". This misnomer is most likely a result of advertisement by granite companies and early park administration. In actuality, there are larger exposed granite landscapes throughout the world including the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. Stone Mountain, though often called a pink granite dome, is actually a quartz monzonite rock when described in geologic terms and is therefore not technically granite. Stone Mountain is well-known not only for its geology, but also for the enormous bas-relief on its north face, the largest bas-relief in the world. Three figures of the Confederate States of America are carved there: Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Davis. I am heading off here in a few minutes to Virginia to find two different mills in the area, and enjoy a day out in the autumn weather, a high of 65 degrees is expected for today, my type of weather. I wish you all a great day. Thanks for your support and interest, I really appreciate you all.

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Comments (89)

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awjay

12:46PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

superb

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farmerC

1:10PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

This is Exellent work.

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eekdog Online Now!

1:19PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

very beautiful pic cheri, you have a superb camera eye my friend.

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helanker

1:29PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

WOW A wonderful watermill. Gorgeous capture indeed.

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meowserific

2:32PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

Post card perfect.

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Richardphotos

2:37PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

I have long wanted to see stone mountain.I got as far as the airport unfortunately.beautiful mill and shot

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guitar-slinger

2:56PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

Beautiful shot !! [^__^] Cheers, Roger

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durleybeachbum

3:14PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

Fascinating! Thankyou for sharing!

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bakapo

3:17PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

a wonderful photo. the textures look great.

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Flint_Hawk

3:24PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

These old mills are fabulous & so is your photo of this one!

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emmecielle

4:10PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

fantastic shot! :)

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KataPan

4:14PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

Peaceful old scene. Wonderful!!!

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Miska7

4:30PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

Very nice capture. Excellent lighting!

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Blush

4:55PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

This is an excellent shot sis Reminds me of an old mill in Ind... Great capture Hope all is well with you Hugs Susan~

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NoelCan

5:29PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

Awesome..!

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flavia49

5:35PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

splendid capture!

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orig_buggy

5:43PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

WONDERFUL photo!!

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blondeblurr

6:02PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

It's hard to believe, that you can still find the odd mill, in this modern day and age...thank heavens for that, they are sooo romantic ! Beautiful shot, BB

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billcody

6:03PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

Great find! It looks so small and fine and I couldn´t believe that this little house and only a small rivulet of water are able to run a mill!

jadench

6:49PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

Wonderful capture. I love seeing places like this.

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drifterlee

7:54PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

Gorgeous shot!!!!!!

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wysiwig

8:04PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

I love these old buildings. Excellent capture of a classic landmark. Your narrative is very informative.

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brycek

9:02PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

Wonderful capture and facts!!

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odie

9:26PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

Nice shot, Lynell! It's great to see the water tumbling over the wheel, too.

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anitalee

9:28PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

Excellent

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Hubba1

9:56PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

Cool! I live in Alpharetta Ga, Just a hope skip and a jump away from Stone Mountain. I just love the lazer shows there. Nice shot :)

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goodoleboy

10:05PM | Tue, 13 October 2009

Down by the old mill stream, where I first met you. Supreme clarity and lighting effects in this grand capture, Lynell. Keep your fingers crossed for the Dodgers in their series with Philadelphia.

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