Stonehenge-like Georgia Guidestones monument destroyed following explosion

ATLANTA — A quirky monument erected near Elberton more than 40 years ago has been destroyed after it was damaged by an explosion.

A surveillance video released by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) shows an unknown car leaving the site of the Georgia Guidestones shortly after the explosion, which occurred at 4 a.m. Wednesday.

From GBI

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Pic 2 Georgia Guidestones.jpg — The GBI and Elbert County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an explosion that destroyed the Georgia Guidestones near Elberton.
Photo: GBI/MDJ

The GBI and Elbert County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an explosion that destroyed the Georgia Guidestones near Elberton.
Photo: GBI/MDJ

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