Venable Brothers
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. The brothers owned rock quarries. Sam Venable was involved in the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan and in the creation of the Confederate memorial on Stone Mountain, Georgia. He owned Stone Mountain, where a cross burning 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.The State of Georgia purchased the Stone Mountain property in 1958.
Granite from Stone Mountain was used for the steps to the U.S. Capitol Building, U.S. Treasury vaults, and Panama Canal locks. Provided by Wikipedia
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From ridgetops to riverbottoms : a celebration of the outdoor life in Tennessee / by Venable, Sam
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Mountain hands : a portrait of Southern Appalachia / by Venable, Sam
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You gotta laugh to keep from cryin' : a baby boomer contemplates life beyond fifty / by Venable, Sam
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Warning! this product contains nuttiness : a fun look at the bizarre world in which we live / by Venable, Sam
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