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Georgia Guidestones
former monument in Georgia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Georgia Guidestones were a granite monument in Elbert County, Georgia, United States, and first erected in 1980. The monument was 19 feet 3 inches (5.87 m) tall, made from six granite slabs weighing 237,746 pounds (107,840 kg) in all.[1] The structure was sometimes known as an "American Stonehenge" or "Georgia's Stonehenge".
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Coordinates | 34°13′55″N 82°53′40″W |
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Location | Elbert County, Georgia, US |
Material | Granite |
Height | 19 ft 3 in (5.87 m) |
Opening date | March 22, 1980 (1980-03-22) |
Dismantled date | July 6, 2022 |
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On the morning of July 6, 2022, the guidestones were heavily damaged in a bombing.[2] Later that day, officials demolished the standing parts of the structure for safety reasons.[3][4]