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What's left of Georgia Guidestones to get new home

What's left of Georgia Guidestones to get new home
SUMMER OF 2024. CAROL: CONTINUING COVERAGE OF THE DESTROYED GEORGIA GUIDE STONES. THE REMAINS WILL BE DONATED. THE ALBERTA GRANITE ASSOCIATION SAYS THE REMAINS ARE IN A SECURE LOCATION AND THEY WILL DISCUSS HOW TO BEST PRESERVE THEM. THE STATE AND LOCAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE JULY 6 EXPLOSION OF THE GUIDE STONES HAS NOT TURNED UP A SUSPECT. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL THE ELBERT COUNTY SHERIFF’
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What's left of Georgia Guidestones to get new home
The pile of granite that was once known as a structure called the Georgia Guidestones, which was destroyed last month in an explosion, is getting a new home.The Elbert County Board of Commissioners voted this week to donate the Guidestones' remains to the Elberton Granite Association, an official told WYFF News 4.PREVIOUS:Part of Georgia Guidestones damaged by explosion, GBI saysThat official said the association, which runs the Elberton Granite Museum, agreed to accept the infamous rocks.The official said the rubble is currently in a secure location, and they are not sure yet what they will do with them, but they wanted to preserve them.The 19-foot Guidestones sat for decades on a site 7 miles north of Elberton on Georgia Highway 77 and were often referred to as an American Stonehenge.Video below is from the archive: A look at the unveiling, dedication of the Georgia Guidestones in 1980.They were inscribed with 10 guiding principles, each etched in stone using languages from around the world. On July 6, someone set explosives and an explosive device near the Guidestones and detonated it, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The GBI released security video (above) on July 8 of the incident that shows a person driving off after the explosion.No suspect has been named, but officials said at the time, a guilty verdict would mean up to a 20-year prison term for the person responsible.Anyone with information is asked to contact the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office at 706-283-2421 or the GBI Athens Office at 706-552-2309.

The pile of granite that was once known as a structure called the Georgia Guidestones, which was destroyed last month in an explosion, is getting a new home.

The Elbert County Board of Commissioners voted this week to donate the Guidestones' remains to the Elberton Granite Association, an official told WYFF News 4.

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Part of Georgia Guidestones damaged by explosion, GBI says

That official said the association, which runs the Elberton Granite Museum, agreed to accept the infamous rocks.

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The official said the rubble is currently in a secure location, and they are not sure yet what they will do with them, but they wanted to preserve them.

The 19-foot Guidestones sat for decades on a site 7 miles north of Elberton on Georgia Highway 77 and were often referred to as an American Stonehenge.

Video below is from the archive: A look at the unveiling, dedication of the Georgia Guidestones in 1980.

They were inscribed with 10 guiding principles, each etched in stone using languages from around the world.

On July 6, someone set explosives and an explosive device near the Guidestones and detonated it, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

The GBI released security video (above) on July 8 of the incident that shows a person driving off after the explosion.

No suspect has been named, but officials said at the time, a guilty verdict would mean up to a 20-year prison term for the person responsible.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office at 706-283-2421 or the GBI Athens Office at 706-552-2309.