As monuments fall, Confederate carving has size on its side

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — As statues of figures from America’s slave-owning past come down across the nation, the largest Confederate monument ever crafted may outlast them all. Georgia’s Stone Mountain features supersized carvings of Gen. Robert E. Lee, Confederate President Jefferson David and Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson standing 90 feet tall. Stone Mountain’s sheer size makes changes difficult. Geologist Ben Bentkowski estimates it would cost more t