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Stones with instructions on what to do after an apocalypse were destroyed for safety reasons after it was bombed

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Updated 19:51 6 May 2024 GMT+1Published 19:04 6 May 2024 GMT+1

Stones with instructions on what to do after an apocalypse were destroyed for safety reasons after it was bombed

The Georgian Guidestones were destroyed back in 2022

Britt Jones

Britt Jones

There was a specific monument designed to guide apocalyptic survivors after a catastrophic event in the U.S. and you probably have never heard of it.

There’s a lot of things in this world that have strange origins, and this is no exception.

This 42-year-old ‘American Stonehenge’ granite artwork was originally erected in 1980 on behalf of ‘a small group of loyal Americans’ to create something with an important message.

This message in question?

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A transcript of instructions - which also acted as a calender, compass and clock - on how to rebuild society after a nuclear war or polar shift, which the group estimated would destroy one sixteenth of the world’s population.

The Georgian Guidestones was something that had been widely speculated to have been affiliated with a cult or ‘Satanism’, after a man, under the pseudonym Robert Christian, began his mission to create something to 'rival' Stonehenge in the UK.

The Guidestones were erected to help generations to rebuild humanity. (@TheFlatEartherr/X)
The Guidestones were erected to help generations to rebuild humanity. (@TheFlatEartherr/X)

The man believed that future generations would need something to guide them through strife and social reform due to a humanity-culling event.

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But instead of having it welcomed with open arms, Christian was called ‘a nut’ and bizarre for his ramblings about the Guidestones.

This led to political candidates to liken it to a ritualistic monument which would bring ‘sacrifices’ and the occult to their door, as reported by Wired.

Slowly, vandalism against the stones would take place, from aerosol paint to something a little more extreme - a bomb.

On July 6, 2022, the Guidestones were damaged in a bombing from a unknown vandal at 4am, causing the structure to crumble.

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The incident was investigated by The Elbert County Sheriff's Office, along with the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, and they released footage of a car speeding from the scene.

No possible suspects or motives were identified, however, with the agency saying that 'unknown individuals' had detonated the bomb, NBC News said.



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But the ironic thing was that in 1980, Christian had declared that the stones would be able to withstand any catastrophic event.

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Well, it also couldn’t stand up against a giant excavator which tore down each stone individually when the local government decided that the debris was a safety concern after it was bombed.

The $400,000 model was nothing more than child’s play against the giant equipment - which destroyed 40 years-worth of history.

Many were upset about its removal, with Elberton's mayor even announcing plans to rebuild it (which didn’t happen, by the way).

However, others were happy to see it go as a lot of people believed that its etchings were that of the Devil.

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Anyway, the land it was built on was sold back to the original farm owner after its removal.

Featured Image Credit: @TheFlatEartherr/X

Topics: US News, Weird

Britt Jones
Britt Jones

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