Georgia Guidestones

Welcome to Elbert County, Georgia. As you stand here in this quiet, five acre pasture, located at the highest point in the county just off State Route seventy seven, you are looking at an empty expanse of red Georgia clay and…

Step just a few paces west from the central footprint of the monument, and you are standing over the spot where the explanatory granite ledger once rested. This massive stone tablet was set completely flush with the ground,…

Remain at the western edge of the site, but direct your attention directly downward. According to the text engraved on the explanatory ledger we just discussed, exactly six feet below this very spot lay a buried time capsule. …

Move to the exact center of the installation footprint. You are now standing where the immense central support pillar, often referred to as the Gnomen stone, was anchored into the bedrock. …

While standing in the center, look straight up into the open sky. Imagine the massive capstone that once hovered above you, resting securely on the central pillar and the four radiating outer slabs. …

Step slightly to the north to where the slab bearing the English and Spanish translations faced the rolling Georgia hills. Because English was the native language of the builders, this stone is generally considered the primary…

Move eastward to the footprint of the Swahili and Hindi slab. This specific location is the epicenter of the monument's violent demise. …

Walk to the southern aspect of the site, where the massive slab bearing the Hebrew and Arabic translations once faced the sun. The inclusion of these two languages was highly deliberate. …

Finally, move to the western edge of the footprint to contemplate the space once occupied by the slab inscribed with traditional Chinese and Russian. These languages were selected to represent massive segments of the global…

Step back from the immediate footprint of the monument and take in the entirety of the five acre site. Today, it is an unremarkable grassy field, enclosed by a wire fence. …