Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial was originally privately owned as a granite quarry. The Daughters of the Confederacy conceived the carved mural of Davis, Lee and Stonewall Jackson, and hired the same person who later completed Mount Rushmore, after quitting the Confederate project. The site at Stone Mountain was the location of the beginning of the 2nd KKK in 1915, so it has some history in Jim Crow. Stone Mountain was bought by the State of Georgia and the sculpture was finished using private donations. No doubt it is Holy Mecca to a certain type of nostalgia pilgrim. I can't see Georgia blowing it up any time soon, but you know, Atlanta is becoming increasingly liberal. On the other hand, I would guess that it generates revenue.