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Elberton
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Sundial: 587
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| State/Province: Georgia |
Country: USA |
| Dial Type: Sun Alignment |
Condition: No Longre Exists |
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Latitude and Longitude: |
34° 13.924' N 82° 53.665' W |
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- Nine miles north of Elberton, Georgia. Off Hwy 77 at 1031 Guide Stones Road
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| Description: |
- A calendrical dial consisting of six granite slabs and standing 19 feet high arranged as a center stone with four surrounding stones and a capstone. A channel through stone indicates the celestial pole and a horizontal slot indicates the annual travel of the sun. The stone faces are engraved with ten guidelines or principles in eight different languages.
From Wikipedia on Georgia Guidestones: "On the morning of July 6, 2022, the guidestones were heavily damaged in a bombing,and were dismantled later that day. In late July, Elberton Mayor Daniel Graves announced plans to rebuild the monument.However, on August 8, the Elbert County Board of Commissioners voted to donate the remains of the monument to the Elberton Granite Association and return the 5 acres (2 ha) of land on which the monument was erected to its previous owner."
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General Information: | |
- Designer: R. C. Christian (pseudonym)
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- Builder: Elberton Granite Finishing Co.
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- Construction Date: March, 1980
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Last Revised: 2022-07-07 14:05
