GEORGIA landmark popularly known as 'Georgia Guidestones" was badly damaged by an explosion early Wednesday morning.
Ongoing Investigations by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and Elbert County Sheriff’s Office reveal that an explosion destroyed the Georgia Guidestones near Elberton, GA.
A tweet by the GBI states that, "the preliminary information indicates that unknown individuals detonated an explosive device at around 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6th".
The explosion reportedly happened around 4 a.m. when one of the giant slabs was destroyed. By afternoon on Wednesday, the other rocks fell down while crews were clearing the scene.
Republican aspirant Kandiss Taylor, who recently ran against Brian Kemp expressed her dislike of the monument.
During her campaign Taylor tweeted that she would bring down the “Satanic Regime” and demolish the guidestones.
After the explosion on Wednesday morning, Taylor tweeted giving God credit for the explosion.
This monument known as the American Stonehenge, was unveiled March 22, 1980. Located near Highway 7 and the South Carolina state line in Elbert County.
Georgia Guidestones
Georgia Guidestones served as an ethereal symbol containing engraved messages meant for contemporary and future generations.
The structure weighed 119 tons and contained 951 cubic feet of granite. With four granite slabs, each weighing 42,137 pounds and standing over 16 feet in height.
Georgia guidestones are mostly associated with several conspiracy theories and the QAnon community. They have also been targeted by vandals over the years.
It was proposed by a man with the pen name of R.C. Christian who has never been identified.
The multilingual writings on the four stones are inscribed in different languages such as Arabic, Chinese, English, Hebrew, Hindi, Russian, Spanish and Swahili.
Generally, the messages are themed around governance, world government, population and reproduction control, the environment and nature/spirituality.
Law enforcement which include Elbert County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia Bureau of Investigation are investigating. There have been no arrests at this time.