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Card is titled: “Stone Mountain, 16 Miles from Atlanta, GA.”

Printed on the back of the postcard:

Stone Mountain is located 16 miles from the city of Atlanta and is the largest body of solid granite in the world.  It is 8,000 feet long, several miles in circumference and ascent up the sloping side is a mile long.  Is part of the ancient Laurentian Rock, the oldest geological stratum in the world.

Card is postmarked in Atlanta, GA on 26 March 1943, at 9:30 PM, and addressed to Mr. Mark Mason in Hellenville, Illinois.  Written message is:

Dear Dad:

     Having a nice time in Georgia.  Will sure have lots to tell when I get home.  I want to see this before I come home.  I think you would enjoy a trip like this.

Vera

Postcard is published by R. & R. News Co., Atlanta, GA.  “Natural Color Post Card Made in U.S.A. by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis. – (HLY).”

Today, a similar view of Stone Mountain looks like this (below), now with the addition of the massive Confederate bas-relief, which was completed in 1972.  A fascinating brief history of Stone Mountain can be read on the Wikipedia website.