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Stonecrest is also home to the AWARE COMMUNITY EVENTS TUCKER
Wildlife Rescue Center, and the Flat New City, Old-Fashioned Town
Rock Archive, where the legacy of one of • Stonecrest Fest – Fall; annual celebration The City of Tucker is home to a vibrant
DeKalb County’s oldest African American that includes live entertainment, Main Street community. The Tucker Town
communities is preserved. softball and soccer games, food, Green is under construction and will
Come see why Stonecrest isn’t just merchandise, a car and bike show, enhance Tucker’s culture of community
a place on the map – it’s a place where and more. and fun.
people thrive. • Popcorn in the Park - May - July
Established in 1892 as a railroad stop,
STONE MOUNTAIN extensive history, even once serving as the the Tucker community voted to incorporate

Let Freedom Ring from Stone Mountain city hall and city jail. The Welcome Center is as its own municipality in November 2015.
also the city’s Tourism office and Downtown
With Stone Mountain Park as a Development Authority headquarters. As one of the last created cities in the
major tourist attraction, the City of region, Tucker started fiscally smart and
Stone Mountain has become a diverse, COMMUNITY EVENTS small with just three services, utilizing a
progressive small city. Eclectic shops The City of Stone Mountain hosts a public-private partnership model to set
and hip restaurants moving in on Main weekly Main Street Melody Series in May and a high standard of commitment to the
Street merge beautifully with the historic residents and businesses.
structures lining the streets. June as well as a Magical Holiday Parade and Tucker Farmers Market is the gathering
Stone Mountain was incorporated in Festival in December. place for area farmers and artisans to offer
1839 as New Gibraltar. The village had a Additionally, Stone Mountain Park hosts their fresh produce and creative
post office, a general store, a hotel, and signature events, such as the Yellow Daisy arts and crafts to the community. The
an observation tower at the summit of the Festival, Native American Festival and Pow Wow, market is open Thursday evenings April
mountain. The name was officially changed and Holiday Lights in December. through December.
to Stone Mountain in 1847. During the Civil
War, Stone Mountain Village was destroyed Did you know? COMMUNITY EVENTS
during Union General Sherman’s March to Stone Mountain is the largest exposed mass The City of Tucker hosts a variety of
the Sea. of quartz monzonite dome monadnock in
Experience Stone Mountain’s heritage the world. This geologic wonder is Georgia’s events including Winter Concert Series (Jan/
in the Stone Mountain Depot Welcome most visited destination. Feb), Movies on the Green (May-Sept), First
Center, housed in the historic train depot Friday Concerts (May-Sept), and Celebration of
at 922 Main Street. The Train Depot has an Independence (July).

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