Monumental Instructions for the Post-Apocalypse Age

07-04-2009 • Randall Sullivan for LewRockwell.com

The strangest monument in America looms over a barren knoll in northeastern Georgia. Five massive slabs of polished granite rise out of the earth in a star pattern. The rocks are each 16 feet tall, with four of them weighing more than 20 tons apiece. Together they support a 25,000-pound capstone. Approaching the edifice, it's hard not to think immediately of England's Stonehenge or possibly the ominous monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Built in 1980, these pale gray rocks are quietly awaiting the end of the world as we know it.

The Marvel and Mystery of the American Stonehenge
Called the Georgia Guidestones, the monument is a mystery – nobody knows exactly who commissioned it or why. The only clues to its origin are on a nearby plaque on the ground – which gives the dimensions and explains a series of intricate notches and holes that correspond to the movements of the sun and stars – and the "guides" themselves, directives