The 15-foot map of the United States now serves as a hidden gem for the city of Guntersville.
A Guntersville man's masterpiece is putting him and his company on the map. Â
Before becoming President of American Lumber and Plywood, Jeff Morrison, served in the Marine Corp for six years. In 2008, he decided to pair his patriotism with his love for carving stones.
"I want this to be here 100 years from now."
The 15-foot map now serves as a hidden gem for the city of Guntersville.
"Generally, when people come to see it, they immediately go and stand on a state that is dear to them or has some kind of meaning to them."
To make the map, Morrison paid a small fee to the University of Alabama's Department of Geography and they sent a full-scale map of the United States. Morrison got to work, carefully using a saw to shape each stone to look like all 50 states.Â
"Colorado is really hilly and mountainous. Texas is kind of red. Alabama has nothing to do with the state, but it was pretty so my children picked it out."
Today, the map rests behind Morrison's work office on Highway 431 and Worth Street. He hopes people will stop by to see it and feel the same love he does for the red, white and blue.
