Stone Mountain City Hall is located at 875 Main Street, Stone Mountain, GA 30083.
Phone: 770‑498‑8984.
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The City is named for Stone Mountain, the largest exposed granite dome in North America. A post office was established in 1834; Old Augusta Road saw the building of a hotel in 1836 at about the same time as Aaron Cloud built an observation tower on the mountain summit. A general store began operation about 1939; a village named New Gibralter was established. The name of the town was changed to Stone Mountain in 1847. [History, City of Stone Mountain, www.stonemountaincity.org]
Stone Mountain [†] experienced two periods of growth: from 1836 to 1864 due to the economic changes broutht by the railroad; and from the 1880s to the mid-twentieth century due to the proliferation of granite quarrying operations in the vicinity of the mountain. Originally part of the Creek Nation, Stone Mountain and the surrounding area was forcefully ceded from the Creeks to the State of Georgia in 1821. Over the next two years, six counties, including Dekalb County, were formed from this cessation. A land lottery distributed land lots of 202.5 acres that divided up the six counties. During the 1830s, area pioneer Andrew Johnson purchased the majority of land lots 75, 76, 77, 86, 87, 88 and 127 of the 18th District of Dekalb County. These lots would eventually compromise the area of today's Stone Mountain. The town developed around Andrew Johnson's land holdings as he sold parcels to settlers. As Andrew Johnson was the central figure in the community, a stone marker was placed in front of his home from which the city limits were drawn "600 yards in every direction from his house." As plans for a railroad became known, the community grew around the tracks to the west of the enormous granite outcropping that gave the town it's name, first called "New Gibraltar" and finally "Stone Mountain." The railroad reached Stone Mountain by 1845 and initiated an economic boon for the area by creating a quick and efficient way for farmers to get their agricultural products to more and larger markets.
† Stone Mountain Historic District Overview of Stone Mountain, 2005, cms4files1.revize.com.
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