![]() ![]() When arranging payment, Christian claimed that he represented a group which had been planning to construct the guidestones for 20 years and wanted to remain anonymous. To Fendley's surprise, Christian accepted the quote. Joe Fendley of Elberton Granite believed that Christian was "a nut" and he attempted to discourage him by providing a price quote for the commission which was several times higher than any project which the company had previously undertaken, explaining that the construction of the guidestones would require additional tools and consultants. However, he said that while it was impressive, Stonehenge had no message to communicate. Christian said that he wanted to build a granite monument that would rival the British Neolithic monument Stonehenge, he drew inspiration from the structure after he paid a visit to it. The man reportedly used the pseudonym as a reference to the Christian religion. Christian explained that the stones would function as a compass, calendar, and clock, and should be capable of "withstanding catastrophic events". Christian approached the Elberton Granite Finishing Company on behalf of "a small group of loyal Americans", and commissioned the structure. In June 1979, a man using the pseudonym Robert C. However, on August 8, the Elberton city council voted to donate the remains of the monument to the Elberton Granite Association and return the five acres of land on which the monument was erected to its previous owner. In late July, Elberton Mayor Daniel Graves announced plans to rebuild the monument. On the morning of July 6, 2022, the guidestones were heavily damaged in a bombing, and were dismantled later that day. It initially garnered little controversy, but it ultimately became the subject of conspiracy theories which alleged that it was connected to Satanism. The monument's creators believed that there was going to be an upcoming social, nuclear, or economic calamity and they wanted the monument to serve as a guide for humanity in the world which would exist after it. The structure was sometimes referred to as an "American Stonehenge". It was 19 feet 3 inches (5.87 m) tall and made from six granite slabs weighing a total of 237,746 pounds (107,840 kg). The Georgia Guidestones was a granite monument that stood in Elbert County, Georgia, United States, from 1980 to 2022. ![]()
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