The Georgia Guidestones were a collection of granite stones that formed a monument in Elbert County, Georgia. They were situated off of Guidestone Road, just east of state Highway 77, about 90 miles east of Atlanta, 45 miles from Athens, and seven miles from the town of Elberton, which is dubbed the “Granite Capital of the World” locally.
The locally quarried stones consist of a central slab surrounded by four other slabs. The five slabs, each aligned astronomically, are topped by a capstone. 19 feet, 3 inches is the total height (5.87m).
Some information about their history is written on another stone tablet that was buried in the ground a short distance to the west of the building.
The “American Stonehenge” monument’s function is a little unclear. By using the alias Robert C. Christian, a man hired the project in June 1979.
He wrote to the Elberton Granite Finishing Company explaining that the stones would serve as a compass, calendar, and clock and should be able to “withstand catastrophic events” on behalf of “a small group of loyal Americans.”
According to Wired, Joe Fendley of Elberton Granite believed Mr. Christian was “a nut,” so he tried to scare him away by offering a commission quote that was significantly more expensive than any project the business had ever taken.
He also made an attempt to inform Mr. Christian that more resources and consultants would be needed for the Guidestones. Mr. Christian agreed to the quote, much to Mr. Fendley’s surprise.
Mr. Christian provided a scale model with 10 pages of specifications and claimed to speak for an unnamed group that had been planning the project for 20 years while arranging payment.
On March 22, 1980, a few hundred people gathered to witness the monument’s unveiling after a local farmer agreed to sell the city the five-acre site. The sponsors are listed as “A small group of Americans who seek the Age of Reason,” but the time capsule that was supposed to be buried beneath the stone tablet was never found.
The center column has a hole drilled at an angle through it that aligns with the North Star, while the four outer upright stones are positioned to mark the limits of the 18.6-year lunar declination cycle.
What was written in the Georgia Guidestones?
Also carved into the central pillar is a slot that corresponds to the solstices and equinoxes of the sun. Every day at noon, a ray of sunlight shines through a small opening in the capstone and casts a beam on the center stone that denotes the day of the year.
The 10-part messages are written in English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, and Swahili on each of the outer vertical stone blocks. The messages serve as “rules of conduct” for people.
The rules are:
- “Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.”
- “Guide reproduction wisely – improving fitness and diversity.”
- “Unite humanity with a living new language.”
- “Rule passion – faith – tradition – and all things with tempered reason.”
- “Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.”
- “Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.”
- “Avoid petty laws and useless officials.”
- “Balance personal rights with social duties.”
- “Prize truth – beauty – love – seeking harmony with the infinite.”
- “Be not a cancer on the Earth – Leave room for nature – Leave room for nature.”
Why would someone try to destroy de Georgia Guidestones?
The destruction of the Guidestones was a key component of the campaign of far-right conspiracy theorist Kandiss Taylor, who ran against Brian Kemp in the state’s Republican gubernatorial primary. The Guidestones, according to Ms. Taylor, are Satanic.
HBO’s Last Week Tonight discovered footage in a segment on Ms. Taylor and the Stones that purported to reveal Robert C. Christian’s true identity as an alleged supporter of eugenics and white supremacist David Duke.
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The stones were attacked by vandals in November 2008, who spray-painted them with messages like “No one-world government” and “Jesus will beat u satanist.”
Despite conspiracy theories, the early morning explosion on July 6, 2022 left the neighborhood’s residents dissatisfied.
The most frequently visited local attraction appears to have been intentionally destroyed, according to the Elbert County Chamber of Commerce, which expressed its sadness over the development.
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