The Georgia Guidestones in Elbert County were destroyed by an explosion, and the GBI, the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, and the Elberton Police Department are now conducting an investigation.
Unknown suspects allegedly detonated an explosive device on July 6 at around 4:00 a.m., according to the GBI.
When ECSO arrived on the site, they discovered that a sizable amount of the building was damaged. The Bomb Squad of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit is also examining the situation.
While the inquiry is ongoing, Highway 77 North, also known as the Hartwell Highway, is closed near Guidestones Road.
“Guidestones are a no fly zone within a quarter mile radius, this includes drones, while there is law enforcement and responders on location,” Elbert County Emergency Management Services wrote in a post to its Facebook page.
A granite monument called the Georgia Guidestones is 19 feet, 26 inches tall in Elbert County. In 1980, the Guidestones were built.
The stone has a ten-part statement written on it in eight different languages ( Babylonian cuneiform, Classical Greek, Sanskrit, and Egyptian Hieroglyphics). A shorter message written in four scripts of extinct languages is found at the summit of the monument.
The building also functions as a calendar for the stars. Every day at noon, the sun shines through a small hole in the monument, illuminating an engraving with the date of the day.
Because of their similarities to the Stonehenge monument in England, the Guidestones are frequently referred to as the “American Stonehenge.”
By Fox31 Staff, Rephrased by InfoArmed