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Modern SitesSite Name: Georgia GuidestonesCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 84.796 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The South Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Elberton
Latitude: 34.232064N Longitude: 82.894391W
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4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Driving on rural Ga. 77 in northeast Georgia, leads you to this now-destroyed monument. Elbert County stonemasons, not ancient priests, fashioned this circular array of six granite slabs, but its origins are almost as intriguing. In 1979, a mysterious stranger calling himself "Mr. Christian" commissioned the curiosity on the edge of a cow pasture 7.2 miles north of Elberton.
He reportedly told the president of an Elberton granite finishing plant that what he called the Georgia Guidestones would be "for the conservation of the world and to herald a new age of reason."
As they talked, he admitted his name really wasn't Christian, but he was a Christian and a patriot, who represented a group outside of Georgia with similar beliefs. Only the Elberton banker who handled Mr. Christian's substantial deposit ever knew his true identity. He took the secret to his grave, and no one has ever identified Christian or his associates.
Elberton is about 100 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Take I-85 to Lavonia (Exit 173) and head south 35 miles on Ga. 17.
Nearby attractions
The Elberton Granite Museum & Exhibit, on College Avenue, a half-mile west of downtown Elberton, is open 2-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 706-283-2551, www.egaonline.com. Free. You can see Dutchy, a model of the Guidestones and a film and exhibits about the granite industry.
Georgia Guidestones is on Ga. 77, 7.2 miles north of Elberton. You can walk right up to it and have a picnic on the grounds. No one keeps count of visitors each year, but about 3,000 people visit the museum annually.
More, with photo: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Note: Shockingly, the Georgia Guidestones were damaged by an explosion on Wednesday night, caught on CCTV, the monument has now been levelled for safety reasons. More in the comments on our page.
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