The Truth About: The Georgia Guidestones

Seemingly Instructions for an Apocalyptic Future, Who Is Behind America’s Mysterious Megaliths?

Erected in 1980 in the US state of Georgia, the Georgia Guidestones stand 90 miles to the east of Atlanta and are a modern megalithic mystery. Made from granite, they stand 16 feet tall and consist of five stones arranged in an “x” shape, with four wings surrounding a central stone. The structure is topped by a 25,000-pound capstone. While who physically made the stones is public knowledge, there are only scant details on what their purpose is or who is truly behind the construction of what many believe might be a guide for surviving the apocalypse.

Capture from the north view of the Georgia Guidestones (English, Babylonian and Russian languages) | Dina Eric, Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

It was in June of 1979 that the Elberton Granite Finishing Company was approached to create the monument by “a small group of loyal Americans”. The alleged spokesman of this group, the elegantly presented Robert C. Christian, walked into their offices on the Tate Street Extension in Elberton and made President Joe H. Fendley a seemingly outrageous proposal. Christian stated that he wished for a megalithic structure comprising of 16-foot stones to function as a compass, clock and…