United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Stone Mountain, 33.80816, -84.1702Curteich (Chicago, Ill.)1937/1942Postcard (color, linen textured, divided back, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches) titled Stone Mountain, Where the Confederate Memorial is being Chiseled in Solid Granite, Atlanta, Ga.- Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock and the site of Stone Mountain Park, near the city of Stone Mountain, Georgia. The park is owned by the state of Georgia and managed by Norcross-based Herschend Family Entertainment. Stone Mountain is well known for not only its geology, but also the enormous rock relief on its north face, the largest bas-relief artwork in the world. The carving depicts three Confederate leaders, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson. Text on reverse: Stone Mountain, the 8th wonder of the universe, the largest solid piece of granite in the world. This piece of rock juts 1,600 feet high and is seven miles around its base. The central group as it will appear when carved on the mountain. Come and see the “Wonder of the World.” (Atlanta Convention Bureau) Postage affixed – 1 cent United States of America Industry – Agriculture for Defense stamp. Postmarked Decatur, GA. Sep 22 1942. Card number 7A-H3387.image/jp2engChicago, Ill.: Curteichhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard CollectionMountains--Georgia--Stone MountainMemorials--Georgia--Stone MountainCarving (Decorative arts)--Georgia--Stone MountainDavis, Jefferson, 1808-1889--monumentsLee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870--MonumentsJackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863--MonumentsStone Mountain Memorial (Ga.)United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--MonumentsPostcards--Georgia--AtlantaStone Mountain, where the Confederate Memorial is being Chiseled in Solid Granite, Atlanta, Ga.StillImage