Sometimes called the "American Stonehenge," the granite monument was built in 1979 in Elbert County, Georgia, in a field off Highway 77. It contains ten commandments for "an Age of Reason," written in eight languages - English, Spanish, Swahili, Hindi, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese and Russian. Stranger still, nobody is sure who paid for all this. The man claiming responsibility went by the pseudonym "R.C. Christian," and even the crew that built the monument for him know nothing about his true identity. There are plenty of wild conspiracy theories, like that the monument was commissioned by a secret society announcing the beginnings of a new world order, but the truth remains elusive and for now, it's one of the most impressive unsolved mysteries of the world that you can find on the side of the road. The monument stands at an approximate elevation of 750 feet (230 m) above sea level, about 90 miles (140 km) east of Atlanta, 45 miles (72 km) from Athens, Georgia and 9 miles (14 km) north of the center of the city of Elberton. One slab stands in the center, with four arranged around it. A capstone lies on top of the five slabs, which are astronomically aligned. An additional stone tablet, which is set in the ground a short distance to the west of the structure, provides some notes on the history and purpose of the guidestones. The monument is 19 feet 3 inches (5.87 m) tall, made from six granite slabs weighing 237,746 pounds (107,840 kg) in all. Inscriptions: A message consisting of a set of ten guidelines or principles is engraved on the Guidestones:
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