Ep 95 – It’s Like Stonehenge, But Not

Ah, the Georgia Guidestones. How statuesque. How deeply problematic.

The Georgia Guidestones were a truly odd conglomeration of granite that popped up in rural Georgia in the 1980s. According to the only two people who ever saw him, a well-dressed man came into Elberton, Georgia, in 1979 on a mission to spread 10 very specific opinions on how he thought people ought to live and interact with the environment. Apparently he decided this was less “letter to the editor” territory and more “carve into very tall and astronomically significant granite via eight languages” territory.

Through the decades, questions, controversies, and conspiracy theories have swirled around these six large stones — ultimately leading to their destruction in the summer of 2022.

But first, Zoey’s here with her Something Spooky: the Sallie House! Which is in Kansas! Which is not in the South! IYKYK.

(NOTE: Stonehenge is pictured. I couldn’t find a public domain image of the Georgia Guidestones. Use your imagination and/or Google.)

Sources:

“Waiting for the end of the world: Georgia’s 30-year stone mystery” by Matt Smith, CNN, Mar. 2, 2010.

“Far right called U.S. ‘Stonehenge’ satanic — and cheered when it blew up” by Amy Cheng, The Washington Post, July 7, 2022.

“How the Georgia Guidestones became a magnet for conspiracy theorists” by Daniel Arkin, NBC News, pub. July 8, 2022; updated July 9, 2022.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/georgia/what-are-georgia-guidestones-here-is-what-we-know-about-mysterious-monument/E6Q5I46HDBB4NP65FR7VQOGVRI/?outputType=amp

“A mysterious monument in Georgia” by Doug Davison, Houston Herald, Oct. 5, 2016.

“Georgia Guidestones” by Clay Ouzts, New Georgia Encyclopedia, pub. April 15, 2005; updated July 11, 2022.

“American Stonehenge: Monumental Instructions for the Post-Apocalypse” by Randall Sullivan, Wired, Apr. 20, 2009.