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The '''Venable Brothers''' was a business venture formed by brothers '''William Hoyt Venable''' (1852–1905) and '''Samuel Hoyt Venable''' (1856–1939) in [[DeKalb County, Georgia|DeKalb County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref name=carve/> The brothers owned [[rock quarries]].<ref name=ven/> Sam Venable was involved in the resurgence of the [[Ku Klux Klan]] and in the creation of the Confederate memorial on [[Stone Mountain]]<ref name=ven>[https://books.google.com/books?id=WZX25KMqgKUC&pg=PA49&dq=Venable+Brothers&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-5FFUrnILYS69QTCs4CIAg&ved=0CFgQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Venable%20Brothers&f=false Historic Dekalb County: An Illustrated History By Vivian Price] page 49-51</ref> He owned Stone Mountain, where a [[cross |
The '''Venable Brothers''' was a business venture formed by brothers '''William Hoyt Venable''' (1852–1905) and '''Samuel Hoyt Venable''' (1856–1939) in [[DeKalb County, Georgia|DeKalb County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref name=carve/> The brothers owned [[rock quarries]].<ref name=ven/> Sam Venable was involved in the resurgence of the [[Ku Klux Klan]] and in the creation of the Confederate memorial on [[Stone Mountain]]<ref name=ven>[https://books.google.com/books?id=WZX25KMqgKUC&pg=PA49&dq=Venable+Brothers&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-5FFUrnILYS69QTCs4CIAg&ved=0CFgQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Venable%20Brothers&f=false Historic Dekalb County: An Illustrated History By Vivian Price] page 49-51</ref> He owned Stone Mountain, where a [[cross lighting]] was held in 1915, and granted the Klan an [[easement]] to the mountain in 1923. The Venable brothers granted a 12-year lease to Stone Mountain for the carving of the Confederate memorial carving started by [[Gutzon Borglum]].<ref name=carve>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NjyjVQwTwfUC&pg=PA137&dq=Venable+Brothers&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-5FFUrnILYS69QTCs4CIAg&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Venable%20Brothers&f=false Carved in Stone]: The History of Stone Mountain By David B. Freeman</ref> |
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The State of Georgia purchased the Stone Mountain property in 1958.<ref name=ven/> |
The State of Georgia purchased the Stone Mountain property in 1958.<ref name=ven/> |
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Revision as of 05:28, 1 February 2018
The Venable Brothers was a business venture formed by brothers William Hoyt Venable (1852–1905) and Samuel Hoyt Venable (1856–1939) in DeKalb County, Georgia.[1] The brothers owned rock quarries.[2] Sam Venable was involved in the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan and in the creation of the Confederate memorial on Stone Mountain[2] He owned Stone Mountain, where a cross lighting was held in 1915, and granted the Klan an easement to the mountain in 1923. The Venable brothers granted a 12-year lease to Stone Mountain for the carving of the Confederate memorial carving started by Gutzon Borglum.[1]
The State of Georgia purchased the Stone Mountain property in 1958.[2]
Granite from Stone Mountain was used for the steps to the U.S. Capitol Building, U.S. Treasury vaults, and Panama Canal locks.[3]
History
The Venables bought Stone Mountain in 1887 for $48,000.[4] The brothers donated granite from Stone Mountain for a church on Peachtree and North Avenue in Atlanta.[5]
Sam Venable's home on the northeast corner of Ponce de Leon Avenue and Oakdale Road was bought in 1959 for $60,000 by St. John's Lutheran Church.[3]
References
- ^ a b Carved in Stone: The History of Stone Mountain By David B. Freeman
- ^ a b c Historic Dekalb County: An Illustrated History By Vivian Price page 49-51
- ^ a b Atlanta's Ponce de Leon Avenue: A History By Sharon Foster Jones
- ^ Walking Atlanta By Sara Hines Martin
- ^ Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1880s-1930s By Franklin M. Garrett