Stone Mountain board faces social, economic pressure to change park’s image

Changes approved by the Stone Mountain Memorial Association do not include the removal of the 90-foot Confederate carving. (Emil Moffatt/WABE)

Stone Mountain’s image problem is increasingly becoming an economic one, too.

The park, like most tourist attractions, saw a drop in visitors during the pandemic. But business at the park’s hotels has been down, too, because of Stone Mountain’s connection to the Confederacy.

The red ink has the board that oversees the park looking to make changes.