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Authorities investigating reported explosion at Georgia Guidestones

ELBERT COUNTY, Ga. - Law enforcement is investigating a reported explosion near a northeast Georgia landmark.

The Georgia Guidestones, a granite attraction in Elbert County, are located off of Guidestone Road just east of Ga. Highway 77. Elberton Granite Association Executive VP Chris Kubas said drone footage showed the monument was significantly damaged. The Elbert County Sheriff's Office is investigating and waiting for a bomb squad to respond.

Social media posts indicated people heard a loud boom near the site on Wednesday morning. It's still unclear if authorities have identified a suspect in the incident.

The origin of the monument is ambiguous. They were allegedly commissioned by a person under the name R.C. Christian, established in 1980 and have become a roadside attraction for travelers. It's sometimes referred to as "America's Stonehenge" for its unknown origins.

The monument is 19 feet high. It serves as a calendar and is inscribed with a 10-part message in 8 different languages. The messages are "guidelines" to humanity, that people have suggested are a "cult message."

Former gubernatorial candidate Kandiss Taylor proposed demolishing the Georgia Guidestones as part of her platform, calling them "Satanic."

Elberton colloquially known as "the Granite Capital of the World."

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia-guidestones-explosion-elberton

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Re: the slot in the middle stone.

Daybreak: A carefully cut slot in the Guidestones' center column frames the sunrise on solstices and equinoxes.

Photo: Dan WintersThe astrological specifications for the Guidestones were so complex that Fendley had to retain the services of an astronomer from the University of Georgia to help implement the design. The four outer stones were to be oriented based on the limits of the sun's yearly migration. The center column needed two precisely calibrated features: a hole through which the North Star would be visible at all times, and a slot that was to align with the position of the rising sun during the solstices and equinoxes. The principal component of the capstone was a 7\8-inch aperture through which a beam of sunlight would pass at noon each day, shining on the center stone to indicate the day of the year.

The main feature of the monument, though, would be the 10 dictates carved into both faces of the outer stones, in eight languages: English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, and Swahili. A mission statement of sorts (let these be guidestones to an age of reason) was also to be engraved on the sides of the capstone in Egyptian hieroglyphics, classical Greek, Sanskrit, and Babylonian cuneiform. The United Nations provided some of the translations (including those for the dead languages), which were stenciled onto the stones and etched with a sandblaster.

https://www.wired.com/2009/04/ff-guidestones/