ELBERTON, Ga. — Since first unveiled in March 1980, the Georgia Guidestones have confounded and intrigued tourists.
An anonymous benefactor, using the name R.C. Christian, showed up in Elbert County in 1979 to build the monument. According to sources, Christian was working on behalf of an anonymous group.
The 19-foot-tall monument, comprised of six granite stones, sits along Georgia Highway 77 on one of the highest tracts of land in Elbert County. The monument, known as “America’s Stonehenge,” was built using granite from Elbertson, the “Granite Capital of the World.”
“To some, it’s the holiest spot on earth,” The New York Times quoted Hudson Cone as saying in 2013. “To others, it’s a monument to the devil. Take your pick.”