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Location:
USA,
Georgia, Atlanta
Category:
Mountain View
Description:
View from the top of Stone
mountain, towards the Atlanta
suburbs
Location Information:
Stone
Mountain is a suburb of Atlanta in
eastern DeKalb County, Georgia,
United States. The population was
7,145 at the 2000 census. The town
is named for Stone Mountain, the
largest exposed granite dome in
North America. Stone Mountain
harbors plant and animal life found
no other place in the world. The
mountain has contributed to the
city's economy both through its
continuing status as a tourist
attraction, and its former use as a
granite quarry. It is also the site
of a famous giant carving
commemorating the military leaders
of the Confederacy as well as a
state park and museum, including a
tourist railroad.
Stone Mountain is located as an
outer suburb of the Atlanta
Metropolitan Area.
While the city of Stone Mountain
itself is in DeKalb County, some of
the town's mailing addresses are
actually in Gwinnett County.
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