Posted on 07/05/2015 3:58:54 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (Reuters) - Fourth of July holidaymakers ignored a call to boycott Georgia's Stone Mountain Park, known as the "Confederate Rushmore," over its display of the contentious Confederate flag.
Hundreds of people had staked out spots at the 3,200-acre (1,295-hectare) privately run park by noon on Saturday for nighttime laser and fireworks shows. They shrugged off heavy rain on the park's busiest day of the year as well as the boycott call.
Democratic state Representative LaDawn Blackett Jones this week urged people to stay away from the park 10 miles (16 km) east of Atlanta because it flies three flags of the pro-slavery Confederacy alongside the U.S. and Georgia state flags.
Bobbie Smith of Fitzgerald, Georgia, who was camping at Stone Mountain with her family, called the boycott call "just stupid."
“This whole park is a Confederate memorial. If you don’t have the flag here, where on Earth would you put it?” she said.
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Yesterday in Virginia I saw a group of 7 or 8 pickups heading to a 4th of July parade. I think they were part of the parade. They were flying Gadsdens, the Battle flag and the Stars and Stripes. Today I’m seeing more and also houses flying their flags. GOOD! Stick it in their eye!
Just like the Who’s....Won’t get fooled again
Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss
ATLANTA —
Stone Mountain Park reached its capacity as of 6:15 p.m. Saturday.
Park officials said they would not be allowing any other guests into the park. Gates remained closed the rest of the night.
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/stone-mountain-park-capacity-july-4/nmrmN/
The capacity has be in the 10’s of thousands. I’ve been to a concert at the outdoor campground there that was attended by over 12,000.
Lol. How’s that boycott Stone Mountain Park thing working out for all those “offended” people?
Having a brother in Gainesville, we were fortunate enough to spend an Indepence Day at Stone Mountain......best ever.
The Confederate flags have come out in north GA this week. Have seen quite a few flying on the back of pick up trucks. One proud Southerner had four flying on all four corners of his truck bed. About a third of them are flying old glory in addition.
I fly it as a statement against the dc crowd.
Nice pics. Thanks for sharing.
And that, in part, is precisely it's purpose.
today its the confederate flag and the civil war generals, tomorrow it'll be Washington and Jefferson and all our founding fathers.
Stone Mountain puts on an awesome show for the 4th. Saw it a couple years ago.
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