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Oglethorpe
Monument
"This 38-foot monument was
designed and dedicated in 1930 by Colonel Sam Tate of Georgia Marble
Company, as a tribute to General James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of
the colony of Georgia. Attendees included Governor Lamartine G.
Hardman and other prominent dignitaries. It was carved by James Watt
from Cherokee marble quarried locally. These quarries are the
largest in the United States. The monument was located 10 miles east
on Mount Oglethorpe (Grassy Knob), southern terminus of the
Appalachian Trail until 1958. It was restored and moved here in
1999." | 
