Stone Mountain Memorial Medal Liberated from the Ground 12-30-11 Report from Bastrop County

[gitterdug]

First, A little history lesson:

In 1915 the United Daughters of the Confederacy decided to build a memorial to all the Confederate Veterans of the Civil War. They invited the renowned sculptor, Mr. Gutzon Borglum, to see the mountain where the memorial was to be sculpted, and to take measurements in order to build this monument to the Soldiers of the Confederacy. The United Daughters of the Confederacy originally wanted Borglum to carve a single figure of Robert E. Lee into the side of the mountain, but after taking measurements, Borglum instigated that the single carving would make Lee

 

[grouser]

that is the best part of this adventure,,,, saving and learning about history,,,good job !!!!

 

[moose]

Excellent find Dennis and thanks for sharing the history of the medallion as well.

Moose