Georgia Guidestones in Elbert County vandalized

An investigation is underway at the Georgia Guidestones in Elbert County, where it appears at least one of the pillars has been vandalized.

Residents near the structures off Hartwell Highway report hearing and feeling what are described as explosives around 4 o’clock this morning. An image taken by a WGAU listener near the scene shows what appears to be severe damage to one of the structures.

The Guidestones were unveiled in 1980 after somebody using the the pseudonym Robert C. Christian commissioned a granite company in Elberton to construct the structure which display a set of ten guidelines is inscribed on the structure in eight modern languages. The structure has also been referred to as “America’s Stonehenge.”

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