Im not sure in which forum to post this and i'd like to apologize in advance if this is not the proper place for this and would appreciate a move if its not

The 19-foot tall Georgia Guidestones, have been drawing curious visitors to Elberton, Ga., since 1979. In a former cow pasture on a hilltop in east Georgia, four towering granite stones offer advice in eight languages on how to conserve mankind and the earth. A handful of people know who put them there. But 18 years after the stones were erected, their origin remains a well-guarded secret

The Georgia Guidestones, a sort of modern-day Stonehenge, attract UFO buffs, spiritualists and the just plain curious to their hilltop in Elbert County, which calls itself the Granite Capital of the World. "This pile of stones on this hill renders a response from everyone who sets foot there," said Christy Gray of Watkinsville, who is fascinated by the monument and visits it often.

The stones' message (See Below) encourages population control, a single world language and harmony with nature. "Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts," it says. "Balance personal rights with social duties." Each of the 10 precepts is repeated in English, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, Spanish and Swahili, in addition to archaic Sanskrit, Babylonian cuneiform, Egyptian hieroglyphics and classical Greek. The four main stones are topped by a capstone with an astronomical calendar. A center stone has an eye-level, oblique hole drilled so that the North Star is always visible. The stones weigh 119 tons.

A mysterious man calling himself by the pseudonym R.C. Christian commissioned the structure in 1979, saying he represented an out-of-state group that wanted to remain anonymous. Few people in Elberton met Mr. Christian, and those who did say he never revealed his true identity. Wyatt C. Martin, the now-retired bank president Mr. Christian chose as his local agent, and Joe H. Fendley Sr., president of the granite company that did the work, insisted they didn't know his real name, said Carolyn Cann, editor of the Elberton Star. "I witnessed a lie-detector test between Fendley and Martin saying they didn't know who he was," she said.

Ms. Cann has written extensively about the stones and is one of Elberton's few Georgia Guidestones experts. "I've met some really unusual people out there," she said. "It's kind of a catchall for all people. There've been two weddings and a number of meditations. And there are also people who just want to care for the place itself." She said one benefactor who wants to remain anonymous paid to have rose bushes planted around the stones and now wants to pay for benches nearby.

The original plan for the hilltop called for eight other stones to be added, repeating the precepts in other languages, Ms. Cann said. But that was never done. "No money has ever come forth from Mr. Christian or any others," she said. "There's been talk about it,

but nothing has ever happened." Some Elberton residents see the stones as evil; graffiti recently scrawled on them attributed their words to the devil. But Ms. Cann said she's never felt anything evil there. "To me, it's just a peaceful place."

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I believe this same article is in the CT section more than once. (You can use the "search" function to look and see>)

And generally speaking, you should only quote a paragraph or two of an article and link to the rest.

--Jaylemurph

sorry bout that, im doing laundry and cooking and dont have the time to type a quick summary

since it is erected in 1979 only, how does that qualify for a topic in ancient mysteries???

Moved to a more apropriate category.

I read a little bit on the guide stones a few years ago....NWO stones is what they should be called.