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Stone Mtn. Echos: Sun over Stone LbNA #49506

Owner:T rex
Plant date:Aug 5, 2009
Location:
City:Stone Mountain
County:DeKalb
State:Georgia
Boxes:1
Found by: T rex
Last found:Apr 10, 2023
Status:FFFFFFaFO
Last edited:Aug 5, 2009
On August 7, 2004, letterboxing in Georgia became something more than a little-known hobby. On that day, an article appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "The Game's Afoot" featured interviews with Mark and Red's Bunch. On that same day, the first-ever Southeast Gathering was held at Stone Mountain Park.

At the end of that day there were 14 letterboxes inside the gates. Five years later, there are more than 250 active boxes -- THE greatest concentration of letterboxes per acre ANYWHERE.

The Stone Mountain Echoes letterboxes have been planted to commemorate those first 14 boxes, to honor what the pioneers started at Stone Mountain. The locals visit these old haunts regularly on our hikes through the park, as some of the original boxes are still active. And yes, some of those old boxes have been lost forever. Even so, while the locations and trails are much more familiar, those spots still retain a sense of mystique and wonder, as if the amazement some of us felt seeped out of us and became part of the mountain. We hope these new reprointerprecreations can help bring those same feelings to the folks who are just starting out, or who just haven't been there yet.


Planted by Rubaduc on 10/1/03. It is still active.

Stand at the original box and shine your light down hill. See the 3 different tacks. Down hill side...tucked under edge. Rember debris rock debris please!

Daylight clues to follow soon. Happy Anniversary, Georgia letterboxers!