--- title: 'The Georgia Guidestones' url: 'https://samisdat.in/books/the-georgia-guidestones-1981/read' markdown: 'https://samisdat.in/books/the-georgia-guidestones-1981/read.md' lang: eng date: '2009-04-03' description: 'WHEN MAN REAWARENS LET HIM BEHOLD... Foreword: William A. Kelly, CAE Executive Vice President Elberton Granite Association, Inc. Elberton Georgia The Georgia Guidestones® is probably the most unusual monument ever produced in the Elberton Granite area. Not only is its massive size larger than any…' --- ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_0_Figure_0.jpeg?g-16018011) WHEN MAN REAWARENS LET HIM BEHOLD... ### Foreword: ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_2_Picture_1.jpeg?g-16018011) William A. Kelly, CAE Executive Vice President Elberton Granite Association, Inc. Elberton Georgia The Georgia Guidestones® is probably the most unusual monument ever produced in the Elberton Granite area. Not only is its massive size larger than any single other monument of record manufactured here, the circumstances surrounding its origin, completion, and erection have undoubtedly caused more speculation and comment than any of the other millions of granite memorials produced in Elberton since the area's famed Granite Industry started nearly a century ago. It is entirely fitting and proper that Joe H. Fendley, Sr., President of Elberton Granite Finishing Company, Inc., who was the "builder" of The Georgia Guidestones®, has herein recorded for posterity the intriguing story of how this unique monument came into being. With painstaking care, he has collected invaluable information and pictorial records of men and women, their skills and dedication, the materials, the messages, and the meanings of this gigantic monument which stands now and for all time in Elbert County, Georgia. Since the unveiling of this truly unique monument on March 22, 1980, it has already become a famous landmark for the Elberton area. Widely publicized and frequently called "America's Stonehenge," The Georgia Guidestones® will continue to bring visitors to Elberton and Elbert County to inspect the stone features and read the provocative messages inscribed thereon. Already the subject of numerous newspaper, magazine, and television stories during the few months since it was placed on the highest point in Elbert County, Georgia, the mysterious monument is destined to continue to grow in its interest-attracting fascination for the people of Georgia, the Nation, and the World. The documentation contained in this compilation of materials relating to this most unusual Elberton Granite monument will be a treasured memento for the merely curious visitors in years to come; it will prove to be an indispensable resource tool for the serious historians of the future Without doubt, The Georgia Guidestones® do contain significant messages for present and future generations to consider. Not everyone will agree with all of the succinct "guides" which have been permanently inscribed in eight different languages in these massive pieces of Elberton Granite. Very few persons on earth today could read or translate the four archaic languages on the capstone which implore mankind -- now and in the future -- to "Let These Be Guidestones To An Age of Reason." This publication about these unique stones will serve to help all inhabitants of this planet reflect more earnestly -- hopefully in a "reasonable" fashion -- about these "guides" to mankind's ultimate survival. March, 1981 ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_2_Picture_10.jpeg?g-16018011) The Georgia Guidestone Copyright © 1981 by: Elberton Granite Finishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed In The U.S.A. By The Sun, Hartwell, Ga ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_3_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) ### Introduction onuments throughout the years have been used in most respects as mementos or reminders of people or events of the past which for some reason should be held in special remembrance. The Lincoln Memorial is a monument in honor of a great man who was president of the United States during a period of internal disruption. Because of Abraham Lincoln's valiant attempt to restore unity to this nation, a monument stands in his honor in the nation's capital. The Wright Monument in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, stands today in honor of man's first flight in a power-driven airplane. If it were not for Wilbur and Orville Wright's work and attempts to reach beyond man's abilities, methods of travel and commerce might be radically altered today. Our cemeteries have markers and monuments for men and women of every walk of life who have lived and contributed to society. For these, monuments are a tangible mark of a prior existence. But one monument is different -- it does not stand to honor a noble man -- it does not stand as a memento of an event of historic significance -- instead it stands, inscribed with a simple message for preserving future generations. A lot of people want to leave a monument to themselves or to their loved ones. Some people leave a hospital room or a college dorm -- something to better mankind. This monument is one group's way of leaving a monument -- a monument which is intended to serve as a "guide" for the future. The monument, which has been entitled "The Georgia Guidestones, "" is a Stonehenge-like configuration of six massive granite stones. The Georgia Guidestones stand atop a hill in a cow pasture with ten "guides" etched in eight different languages for future generations' maintenance of a reasonable society. And standing with the stones is a mystery -- a mystery of who is behind the erection of **The Georgia Guidestones**®. Their identity is intended to be a secret forever. ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_4_Figure_0.jpeg?g-16018011) # How It All Began . . . . hat started out as a usual Friday afternoon in mid-summer has ended in the production and erection of one of the world's most unusual monuments, produced under the most unusual conditions. Joe Fendley, president of Elbert Granite Finishing Company, Inc. in Elberton, Georgia, was spending this Friday afternoon in June 1979 like he spends most Friday afternoons...studying his weekly reports and generally closing up shop for a weekend...and then it all started. A neatly dressed man walked into Fendley's Tate Street office and said he wanted to buy a monument. Since everyone else in the office was busy, Fendley decided to talk to the stranger himself and explained that his company does not sell directly to the public, but only on a wholesale basis. Not to be discouraged, the middle-aged man who identified himself only as Mr. Robert C. Christian, said he wanted to know the cost of building a monument to the conservation of mankind and began telling Fendley what type of monument he wanted. With this he outlined the size in metric measurements. Fendley admitted that his first reaction to Mr. Christian was not very good, but after listening for about 20 minutes and learning the massive size of the monument he wished to purchase and have erected, Fendley decided he should take this man seriously. With this thought in mind, Fendley said he "perked up his ear and started making notes, because he realized this stranger was much smarter than he first thought and seemed very sincere about the project." After reviewing the specifications, Fendley said he took out his calculator and metric conversion table to give the gentleman an estimate on the cost of providing such a monument. Although Fendley explained the cost estimate was only a "rough one," and very high at that, Mr. Christian did not seem offended or discouraged. Fendley went on to explain that no monument of this size had ever been quarried in Elberton, which was to explain why the price quoted could only be an estimate and not one guaranteed, as is the normal practice. Christian, during his brief visit with Fendley on this Friday afternoon in June, explained that he represented a "small group of loyal Americans who believe in God." He said they lived outside of Georgia and simply wished to "leave a message for future generations." Before leaving Fendley's office Mr. Christian asked for local bank references, which were provided to him by Fendley. ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_5_Picture_13.jpeg?g-16018011) Georgia Guidestones\* builder Joe H. Fendley, Sr., stands proudly next to his "masterpiece" - a project be considers one of his greatest challenges ### How It All Began . . . . (Continued) Some 30-minutes or so after leaving Fendley's office, Christian appeared at the office of Granite City Bank president Wyatt C. Martin. After introducing himself to Mr. Martin in the same manner in which he did to Fendley, he repeated his mission and desires to have a monument erected. Christian told Martin that he represented a group of The first of **The Georgia Guidestones**\* blocks is lifted some 114 feet from the depths of Pyramid Quarry. Each block weighed approximately 28 tons. individuals who had planned this project for more than 20 years, and that each one of the group was a loyal American who believed in God and country. He said the group of sponsors wished to remain anonymous and went on to say that his real name was not Robert C. Christian as he had introduced himself, but this was simply a name chosen because of his Chris- "The group feels by having our identity re main secret, it will not distract from the monument and its meaning," said Christian. "The message, to be inscribed on the stones, is to all mankind and is non-sectarian, nor nationalistic, nor in any sense political. The stones must speak for themselves to all who take note and should appeal to believers and non-believers, wherever, and at all times," he continued After explaining the purpose of the stones and their inscription, Christian asked Martin to be the financial intermediary for the project. Martin told Christian that a pseudo-name and a promise of money for a project of this magnitude just was not enough. According to Martin, after being sworn to secrecy, Christian then confided in him. He gave Martin his real name and enough information so he could investigate him both personally and financially before the project was to begin. Martin, both then and now, is the only person outside the group of sponsors who knows the true identity of the mystery man known as "Christian" After meeting with Fendley and Martin in separate places, Christian left Elberton, promising to return in a few days to make final arrangements so the project could be put in motion. During the time that followed, Martin and Fendley discussed what had happened between them and Mr. Christian, and after several days of not hearing from him agreed that the whole story was some kind of practical joke. Fendley, who is a very active member of the Shrine Club knew that members from time to time play jokes on each other, sometimes involving people who are not familiar to the area, and he had just about passed this incident off as one of their practical jokes when Christian reappeared with a wooden model of the monument he had described on his first visit. #### WHI MISSE 保持人類五億以下與大自然水份共享 明智服指導集音幕進建康與學化 用一種活的新語言來團結么類 用况蓄的理性來控制熱情 信仰云傳統法及萬物 用公正的法律及法庭來保障人民與國家 讓所有的國家自治在世界法庭 中解決外界的糾紛 **廢止消產的法律及無用的官員** 讓私人的權利與對社會的義務保持平衡 16.相真《姜一爱》 尋求與宇宙和諧 不要做地球上的毒瘤 給大百然貿易餘地 給大自然留點餘地 #### ance and MAINTAIN BUMANTY UNDER 500 000 000 - GUIDE REPRODUCTION WISELY IMPROVING FITNESS AND DIVERSITY UNITE HUMANITY WITH A LIVING NEW LANGUAGE RULE PASSION FAITH TRADITION AND ALL THINGS WITH TEMPERED REASON PROTECT PEOPLE AND NATIONS WITH FAIR LAWS AND JUST COURTS LET ALL NATIONS BULE INTERNALLY PESOLVING EXTERNAL DISPUTES IN A WORLD COURT AVOID PETTY LAWS AND USELESS OFFICIALS BALANCE PERSONAL RIGHTS WITH SOCIAL DUTIES PRIZE TRUTH BEAUTY - LOVE + SEEKING HARMONY WITH THE INFINITE BE NOT A CANCER ON THE EARTH LEAVE ROOM FOR NATURE LEAVE ROOM FOR NATURE ### How It All Began . . . . (Continued) The model and specifications resembled the innerportion of England's famous "Stonehenge," which are believed to be over 4,000 years old and seem to defy the forces of time and nature, and also the attempts of those who have sought to understand their meaning. Unlike Stonehenge, the monument to become known as The Georgia Guidestones® are inscribed with a message to mankind. The monoliths in Stonehenge are 13 feet high, whereas The Georgia Guidestones® have an overall height of more than 19 feet. Christian told Martin that he had visited monuments throughout Europe and was particularly impressed with Stonehenge. Henry James, said Christian, was also impressed with Stonehenge and writes, "You may put a hundred questions to these rough hewn giants as they bend in grim contemplation of their fallen companions, but your curiosity falls dead in the vast summy stillness that enshrouds them." Christian presented a message from the group of sponsors he represented which read, "Stonehenge and other vestiges of human thought arouse our curiosity but carry no message for our guidance. To convey our ideas across time to other human beings we want to erect a monument...a cluster of graven stones...which will silently display our ideas when we have gone. We hope they will merit increasing acceptance and that through their silent persistence they will hasten in a small degree the coming Age of Reason." With everything in order, Martin agreed to represent Christian as escrow agent and also to become the one person through whom all information concerning the monument would be passed. Martin said he had to censor letters from Christian to Fendley personally so that no one, not even his secretary, would ever come to know the true identity of Mr. Christian or where he is from. All this agreed on, Martin then notified Fendley that funds for the project were in an account, and gave the "go-ahead" for work to begin immediately. Pyramid Blue granite, from Fendley's Pyramid Quarry, was chosen for the project. The crew, under the direction of Superintendent Jimmy Mattox, started the "almost impossible" task of quarrying the large stones. Because of their massive size, each weighing approximately 28 tons, they were lifted from their resting place some 114 feet down in the quarry with extreme caution. The stones needed to be unblemished and this added to ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_9_Picture_13.jpeg?g-16018011) Once the massive pieces of stone were freed from the ledge mass, derricks gingerly lifted them to the rim of the quarry as shown above. Quarrymen were especially wary in this phase, since the derricks normally don't lift such extreme weights. ### How It All Began . . . . (Continued) the problems of quarrying such large stones. There was an unrealistic strain on both men and equipment as these stones were cut and lifted out of the earth. This project is considered to be one of the most challenging ever undertaken in Elberton because of the size of the stones and because of the exacting specifications, which were so precise they had to be compiled not only by stone experts, but also by construction engineers. Key craftsmen and special crews were employed to work solely on this project. They were chosen because of their special skills and also because the magnitude of the project would have seriously interrupted the company's normal work schedule. Project superintendent Joe Davis, whose life's work has been stone-cutting, remembers that it took weeks to quarry each piece of stone for the monument. He could not remember there ever being a project like this, of this size, done in Elberton. Due to the massive size of the stones and the length of time anticipated to complete the project, the longabandoned Oglesby Granite shed was chosen for the finishing work. At this open-air site Davis and his crew worked for some nine months, trimming away over 4 tons from each stone, bringing them to the exact specifications prescribed by Christian and his group. Sandblaster Charlie Clamp was chosen by Fendley and Davis to etch more than 4,000 individual letters into the blue-gray stone, which translated the "message" into eight different languages. The first stone required three weeks to complete, but Clamp remembers that the other stones took less time to sandblast. During the sandblasting operation Clamp said he heard "strange music and disjointed voices" as he carved the guides "to an age of reason" into the Pyramid Blue granite slabs. "This is just another of the mysteries surrounding The Georgia Guidestones\* and their purpose," concluded Fendley. ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_10_Picture_11.jpeg?g-16018011) A special "burner" was developed by the C.S. Peck Company to clean and size the large blocks of Pyramid Blue granite which were used for The Georgia Guidestones\* project. ## The Site . . . . U pon his second visit to Elberton, Christian discussed possible sites for the monument with Wyatt Martin. He first said he wanted it erected in a remote, wilderness area away from the main tourist centers. He then said the state of Georgia was selected for several reasons...the availability of excellent granite, a generally mild climate which might help insure the permanence of the monument, and because his greatgrandmother was a Georgia native. Christian had tentatively chosen a secluded section of middle Georgia in Hancock County on a line which stretched from Augusta westward. Martin argued against this saying it would be wiser to erect the monument in the Elberton area for several reasons. The first, he told Christian, would be to lower the cost of the project. Also, it would make erection easier and possibly more accurate, and this area was considered by the Indians as "the center of the world." Christian then agreed with Martin, provided a suitable location could be found. With this Martin located eight different sites in Elbert County for his consideration, and upon a return visit showed them all to Christian, saving what he considered the best site as the last one to be looked at. As with Martin, the last site most impressed Mr. Christian. It was a five-acre plot located about eight miles north of Elberton off Highway 77 and on the farm of Mildred and Wayne Mullenix. The site chosen is atop an unwooded ridge in a pasture and points up the horizon to the east and west within range of summer and winter sunrises and sunsets. This site is the highest point in Elbert County and affords a view of the monuments for several miles. In addition to agreeing to the price of the land, Christian agreed that the Mullenix family would have two generations of grazing rights for their cattle. The site is to remain in its natural condition for all times. While quarrying of the stone was being done, and site locations were being worked out, work on translations and transliterations for the capstone and major stones were being looked into While work was being done on the stones, laying out the forms for the foundation at the site had begun. This work was most exacting, and to insure proper placement of the foundations and stones, engineers and astronomers were employed to check the positions of the foundations, placement of the actual stones and the astrological markings on the stones. The person charged with the direct responsibility and day-to-day operation of The Georgia Guidestones® was Joe B. Davis. Davis, selected by Fendley because of his vast experience which spans more than 40 years, is considered to be among the top craftsmen in all the granite industry in the United States. Retired since 1974, Davis came out of retirement to be the supervisor of this massive project which took some nine months to complete. After nine months of working on what is now considered "America's Stonehenge." The Georgia Guidestones® were unveiled on March 22, 1980 before a crowd of over 400 people. ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_11_Figure_17.jpeg?g-16018011) The five-acre site, personally chosen by "R.C. Christian", is located in a pasture owned by contractor Wayne Mullenix, and is the highest point in Elbert County. According to specifications. The Georgia Guidestones\* were to be on a ridge commanding a view of the horizon to the east and west within range of Summer and Winter sunrises and sunsets. The plot was purchased and deeded to Elbert County. Joe Fendley, left, County Commission Chairman Billy Ray Brown, center, and Wayne Mullenix review plans. ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_12_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_13_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_14_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) pecial crew of Horace and Frankie Bradford, master stone craftsmen, under the ction of Joe B. Davis, background, a retired plant superintendent was hired to cut pitch the granite slabs to the exact dimensions provided by "Mr. R.C. Christian." cial crews were hired because the project was so demanding that it would disrupt of Horace and Frankie Bradford, master stone craftsmen, under the e.B. Davis, background, a retired plant superintendent was hired to cut ranite slabs to the exact dimensions provided by "Mr. R.C. Christian." were hired because the project was so demanding that it would disrupt erron Granite Finishing Company's production schedule. Charlie Clamp, sandblaster on The Georgia Guidestones\*, is shown etching the "message" into one of the granite slabs. He spent hundreds of hours on the project, which he considers to be one of his greatest undertakings. the most crucial phase of **The Georgia Guidestones**\* production of the massive size of the granite slabs and the strain on men and was accomplished in the more than 100-ft. depths of the "Pyramid Quarry." Our Quarry Superintendent, Jimmy Mattox, and his crew nitastic job under the circumstances," said Joe Fendley, builder a **Guidestones**\*. George Gaines, Chief Inspector for E.G.A.'s Certified Memorial Program, closely examined each of the units as it was completed to guarantee that each piece met specifications. The special E.G.A. seal certifying inspection was sandblown on each unit. ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_15_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_16_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_17_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_18_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_19_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_20_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) Joe H. Fendley, Sr. (left), builder of **The Georgia Guidestones**\* explains to news rep Dolezal with the Atlanta Journal and Roger White with the Hartwell Sun, some of th taining to **The Georgia Guidestones**\*. Each reporter in attendance was given a pressing **The Georgia Guidestones**\*. This press briefing was held at the plant where the being prepared. taining to The Georgia Guidestones\*. Each reporter in attendance was given a preting The Georgia Guidestones\*. This press briefing was held at the plant where the being prepared. tion must accept responthis determination for its give assistance to its neighbor and as assistance is reasonnessed and as assistance is reasonnessed and as assistance is reasonnessed and as assistance is reasonnessed and analysis, each nation own population goals applans which will achieve having regulated its own be expected to burden is unwanted surplus of impunations with optimular provide comfort and educations own citizens and can others. They can be good tions which are overcro tions which are overcrowded ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_21_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_22_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_23_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) LET THESE BE GUIDESTONES TO AN AGE OF REASON CLASSICAL GREEK once of Alborthy ede DERVIVE OR LOVE OR OPOSIVY ### HINDU मानक को जान है। इसे हैं। कि निर्देश के स्वाहत के स्वाहत है। अपने के प्राहम के स्वाहत के स्वाहत के स्वाहत के स्वाहत के स्वाहत के स्वाहत के स्वाहत के स्वाहत के स्वाहत के स् मिलिवर्गा क्षेत्र के क्षेत्र के भागा हुन एक गणान्त स्टिन के क्षेत्र के कि कि कि पूर्व के कि मिलिवर्गिक के जिस्ती धन र छटी है। प्रमृत्तित क्समून एवं नगर्य भागरित अदालती दुनाया रहेक केट निवास (आसम् करते हो। का है। विकासिंग का कि अपनित्र के साथकी केवान समाधान करें लंबुकाननो एवं बेक्स अफ्ला का मिरिएस कर वर्णा वत्रके आध्यकारम् । यह स्थापनाचिकः कर्तवर्णाः कः । सन्तित्तं क्र संस्य, संस्थित एवं होने क्या म्हण्डान करें असोस के समग्र समस्यय कर संभान करते हों ऐसी लोज में कर जा घरती के किये संशादक र जाती जाए प्रकृतितः मन्तिः सम्बद्धाः स्थः उपम्यतः हो। प्रकृति मन्त्रयः सीम्परः सम्मुकतः हो। । । # The Message . . . . NOTE: The ten messages inscribed on The Georgia Guidestones® will mean many things to many people, and the following interpretations were written by the late Dr. Francis Merchant, whose background can be found in the latter pages of this book. Guiding Thought No. 1 Maintain humanity less than 500 million in perpetual balance with nature. China, with its billion inhabitants, has reached the limit that the land can support in population. The government has recognized that an increase in the number of its citizens would imperil the nation. Laws have been passed designed to limit the size of families. The official view is that two children per family are sufficient; penalties are assigned if there are more. India, too, is deeply concerned about the problem of over-population. Programs have been instituted to reduce the soaring birth rate. How many people can the Earth support? Even today starvation in various parts of the world is not simply a threat -- it is a reality. Nations are often considered separate from the Earth of which they are a part. However, the planet is a unit composed of interrelated countries. Nations are artificial groupings created by man. They are part of a single whole -- the Earth. Volcanic eruptions, floods, and drought affect all life on the planet. A catastrophe in one area is the concern of everyone. Planetary thinking involves a larger perspective than a nationalistic outlook. There is but one Earth and one humanity inhabiting it. Only such a perspective can enable us to plan wisely for the present and future generations. Guiding Thought No. 2 Guide reproduction wisely -- improving fitness and diversity. The individual dies, but the race lives on. Each generation creates its successors. The process is not merely an individual matter, but affects the race as a ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_26_Picture_13.jpeg?g-16018011) Joe H. Fendley, Sr., builder of The Georgia Guidestones\* and President of the Elberton Granite Finishing Co., Inc. stands proudly with the scale model of The Georgia Guidestones\*, which was given to the Elberton Granite Museum and Exhibit and will be exhibited to the thousands of visitors who come to Elberton each year. ### The Message . . . . (Continued) whole. The person who wastes his substance dissipates a remarkable energy of which he is the custodian. Bringing a new life into this world is one of the most important acts a man can perform. Small wonder that marriage has been designated as a sacrament. Reproduction is a miracle of creative power. To cheapen the marital relationship, to degrade the creative act by pornography, to indulge in promiscuity simply to satisfy carnal appetite reduces the meaning of life to an animalistic level. To create progeny, yet not accept the responsibility of parenthood, is a form of egotism and unreason. Because biologists classify man as an animal, some people assume that they are justified in acting like one. Drugs, alcohol and dissipation have a negative effect on the unborn. It is not right that they should be made to suffer because of the shortcomings of their parents. To tamper with the health of unborn children is surely unjustifiable. It is difficult to regulate reproduction by law, but a higher standard should be formulated ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_27_Picture_7.jpeg?g-16018011) Unite humanity with a living new language. Continents separate peoples, and so does nationality, but language is an even greater barrier to international understanding. Ideas must pass through the prism of different vocabularies and alphabets to be understood. The nations of the world, because of improved communication, are being drawn closer and closer together, making the language barrier an ever greater obstacle. This problem should be recognized, and efforts should be made to arrive at some creative solution. A new language, acceptable to all nations, would facilitate world understanding. It would enable the inhabitants of the Earth, regardless of geography, to communicate with each other -- the European with the Asian, and the African with the American. What improved transportation has done in bringing peoples together in space, a common language would do in bringing them together in thought. No nation need give up the use of its own tongue. All nationalities could continue to cherish their own cultural treasures and their own prized mode of communication. A ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_27_Picture_12.jpeg?g-16018011) With ultimate precision and frue dedication, Grady H. Albertson, owner and operator of Argo Crane Company, handled the erection of **The Georgia Guidestones**\*. He is shown lifting the first **Guidestone** to its final resting place. ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_28_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) "Ever so gently!" describes how the crane and setting crew handled the stone sections and their enormous weight. As shown above, stainless steel dowell pins were placed in each of the granite bases and the upright sections were set on the pins. ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_28_Picture_2.jpeg?g-16018011) During the waning twilight of March 12, 1980 the final section, the large capstone was set into place to complete construction of The Georgia Guidestones\*. Joe Fendley, builder, is shown directing placement of the capstone. All that remained to be done was steam-cleaning the stone for the March 22nd dedication. ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_28_Picture_4.jpeg?g-16018011) The foundation for **The Georgia Guidestones\*** was built on solid rock-bed, and the cement was mixed according to rigid specifications and reinforced with steel, as shown in the photograph above. All according to the Sponsor's instructions. ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_28_Picture_6.jpeg?g-16018011) (I-r) Project superintendent Joe B. Davis, builder Joe H. Fendley, Sr., and foundation builder W.A. "Willie" Edwards pause during the early days of construction to pose for the camera. Workmen take cables loose as one of the **Guidestones** is placed in its rightful position. The rock-pitched finish on the sides is in accordance with "Mr. R.C. Christian's" instructions, that the finish conform as nearly as possible to the natural state of the granite as it is guarried. ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_29_Picture_2.jpeg?g-16018011) The third **Guidestone** is raised and about to be placed on the knoll alongside the first two stones. Looking over the erection procedure is Joe H. Fendley, Sr., builder of **The Georgia Guidestones**\* and Joe B. Davis (I-r with back to camera), and Howard Davis (right), a member of the special crew who worked on the project. ## The Message · · · (Continued) new language would be a secondary tongue that would be used to promote international understanding. The development of a new language requires much thought. Some tongues, Russian, for example, are too strongly inflected. English grammar, on the other hand, is comparatively simple. With modifications, it might be a serviceable instrument. Linguists have already done much to make basic English a readily acquired skill. There may be other alternatives. A language of symbols, for example, might serve a useful purpose. Guiding Thought No. 4 Rule passion, faith, tradition, and all things with tempered reason. Science bases its judgments on the evidence provided by experiments. A theory that cannot be supported in practice is discarded. Ideological thinking is of a different order. In spite of contradictory results that flow from the application of a theory, it is stubbornly justified and upheld. The ideologue is wedded to his beliefs regardless of logic, fact, or evidence. Such an attitude is unscientific, fanatical, and unreasonable. Many people, like the ideologue, persist in their convictions in spite of all proof that they are mistaken Passion and instinct pull the chariot of the soul in one direction; reason, in another. The conflict must be resolved by making the irrational urges subservient to the logic of the soul. Many people, however, can adduce specious arguments to justify unwise, sometimes absurd, behavior. This type of thinking is called rationalization; it is simply the distorted shadow of reason. Psychiatry tells us that rationality is a fundamental criterion in determining sanity. Addictive behavior, because it is not controlled by judgment, suggests imbalance and disequilibrium. When decisions are made on the basis of compulsive drives without weighing issues, the resulting behavior verges on irrationality. The universe is put together by divine reason. Man is privileged to emulate the Great Architect by ordering his small world according to the rational faculty with which he has been endowed. The compass of reason, when rejected, leaves the individual adrift in a stormy ocean. ### The Message . . . . (Continued) Guiding Thought No. 5 Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts. Being imperfect, man makes imperfect laws, but they represent as much of the Spirit of Justice as he is capable of comprehending. In his own small way, he tries to express in human affairs his interpretation of the principles that govern the universe. Naturally, he falls short of the ideal. The purpose of law is twofold -- to set up standards and to protect those who abide by them. The protective aspect is sometimes overlooked. Without law, life becomes a jungle in which might supersedes right. The weak are then at the mercy of the strong. The lawless have no reason to complain of unfairness; having repudiated the law, they cannot appeal to it for protection. To devise fair laws requires wisdom, and to create just courts, integrity. Society does not seem to produce an over-abundance of persons who possess these qualities. However, the affirmation of the ideal, although it is but a preliminary step, provides us with directional intention. Perhaps it would be of value to ponder on the laws that we would devise to govern our own conduct --and then apply them to the community and to the nation. The philosopher, Kant, suggested that each person ask himself, "If everybody did what I do, would the world be better off or worse?" #### Guiding Thought No. 6 Let all nations rule internally, resolving external disputes in a world court. The history of the human race resounds with the clamor of war. The passage of time has not reduced conflicts, but increased them. Moreover, wars have become ever deadlier because science devises weapons that are ever more destructive of life. In fact, man's power to destroy is so great that a nuclear holocaust could endanger the planet and all its inhabitants. Statesmen, realizing the danger of catastrophic wars, have created international organizations to insure peace. The League of Nations was formed after the First World War, and the United Nations, after the Second. Today the horizons are again clouded and the threat of international conflict hangs over the future like a pall. Man's will to destroy has apparently outstripped his will to establish durable peace. A general answer to the problem -- and it can only be very general -- would be to let each nation rule itself internally to the best of its ability, but that all external disputes that put the future of humanity in jeopardy be submitted to a World Court for arbitration. Such a solution would require cooperative action on the part of all nations. However, a climate of world opinion favoring such a resolution of international conflicts can be created even now. The alternative, recurring man-made cataclysms, should persuade people that the path of reason and persuasion is wiser. ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_30_Picture_14.jpeg?g-16018011) The Georgia Guidestones® get "the final-touch," which is a steam and acid cleaning from Norris Mattox. This brings out the beauty of both the stone and workmanship. Other than this cleaning, the stones and site remain unchanged. ### The Message . . . . (Continued) Guiding Thought No. 7 Avoid petty laws and useless officials. Innumerable laws have been written covering almost every aspect of life -- and each generation adds a host of additional statutes. The multiplication of laws beyond a certain point tends to be restrictive and produces that modern phenomenon, the bureaucrat, who interprets and administers legislation. Even today, businessmen and college bursars complain about the quantity of paperwork required to comply with federal and state regulations. Petty laws bring justice itself into disrepute. In a maze of legal technicalities, the real issues are often obscured. Many persons who are admittedly guilty go free because of incidental procedural irregularities. When the laws become highly complicated, the government creates an army of bureaucrats to enforce them. These officials do not add to the productivity of the economy, but exert great influence in determining what can and what cannot be done. If no regulation is bad, excessive regulation is worse. "The law is a lamp," the Scriptures tell us. Petty regulations and useless officials obfuscate the truth. When the law is regarded as a capricious set of arbitrary and hindering rules, the light of true justice is dimmed. Guiding Thought No. 8 Balance personal rights with social duties. No man is born free. He is imprisoned in a body, subject to time, compelled to follow a pattern that starts with birth and ends with death. To overcome his natural ignorance, he must put forth persistent efforts to acquire knowledge. Life offers opportunity and a choice, but not freedom. Rights concern what society owes the individual, but there is another consideration. What does the individual owe society? Receiving and giving are two elements of a single process that is sometimes referred to as reciprocity. Insistence on always being the recipient of good and never the giver of it defines a one-sided relationship. Even in speech, we must be able to express our own thoughts as well as to listen to those of others. Every right implies a duty. Life is given in order that we might do something meaningful with it. What boots it if a man has unlimited freedom and uses it to live ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_31_Picture_13.jpeg?g-16018011) The groundbreaking for **The Georgia Guidestones**\* took place in August, 1979, and to witness and participate in this ceremony were several key people from the Elberton area. (I-r) Project superintendent Joe B. Davis; setting expert W.A. "Willie" Edwards; Elberton Granite Association President Tom Oglesby; Mrs. Joe (Mary) Fendley, Sr.; builder Joe H. Fendley, Sr.; intermediary Wyatt C. Martin; Chairman of the Elbert County Board of Commissioners Billy R. Brown; Mrs. Martha Hunt; Celina Mullenix; site provider and contractor Wayne Mullenix and his wife Mildred. #### 19.75 DUMISHA BINAADAM CHINI YA MILIDNI (MIA) TANO (500.000,000 KULINGANA NA ASILI YA MAKAZI YAO ONGOZA UZAZI KWA HEKIMA ENEZA AFYA NA USTAWI KWA WOTE TUNGA LUGHA MPYA YA KUUNGANISHA BINAADAM TULIZA HAMAKI - DINI - MILA -MAMBO YOTE KWA AKILI NA BUSAR/ LINDA WATU NA MATAIFA KWA SHERIA NA HAKI ZA MAHAKAMA MATAIFA VOTE YAJITAWALE NA YATATUE MATATIZO YAO KWENYE KORTI LA ULIMWENGU ACHILIA MATAWALA MADHULUMU LINGANISHA HAKI ZA WATU NA ZA MATAIFA TUNZA UKWELI UZURI NA UPENDO TAFUTA USIKIZANO WA DAIMA KUSIWE NA MARADHI MABAYA DUNIANI IPE MAUMBILE NAFASI IPE MAUMBILE NAFASI ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_33_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_34_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_35_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) Man shares the planet with Nature, and what la affects his environment for better or worse. He cut down forests, pollute rivers, or foul the atmowith impunity. In destroying Nature, he down to shift the problem to governments and direct relevance to man's future. It is not the planet it bears. The devastating wars in which nity engages are afflictions of the planet. Each intally, analogous to a cell in the human body, may be ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_36_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_37_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_38_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_39_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_40_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_41_Picture_0.jpeg?g-16018011) D CON UNA NUEVA LENGUA VIVIENTE. ION LA FE LA TRADICION OSAS ZUN TEMPLADA CIONES QUE SE GOBIERNEN INTERNA OUTAS EXTERNAS UNDIAL PERSONALES CON LAS OBLIGACI TURALEZA ELBERTON GRANITE FINISHING GO UNG #### Joe B. Davis . . . project superintendent # Jimmy L. Mattox ... quarry superintendent T.J. (Junior) Brown, Mary Evelyn Brown ... draftspersons David C. Brown, Jr. JOE B. DAVIS, a 62 year old native of Elbert County, was chosen as Project Davis, who retired in 1975, was lured out of retirement to head this project because He began his career in the granite industry in 1937 with Victory Granite Company. In 1942 he joined the military and while serving was awarded three Battle Stars and the Purple Heart. Upon returning home in 1945 he resumed his duties with Victory Granite Company, where he worked until 1959. In 1959 he and his wife purchased one-half interest in Apex Granite Company and formed a partnership with Mrs. Thomas Harper. Later they sold their interest in Apex, but he continued to work for the company as plant superintendent until his retirement. He is married to the former Lugenia C. Barfield and they have two sons, Jerry and Charles. Jerry is an assistant professor in the Agriculture Engineering Department at Clemson University and his stepson Charles Barfield is general foreman of the iron workers on the Russell Dam Project. The Davis family worships at the First Baptist Church and he is a member of Philomathea Lodge No. 25 F. & A.M. and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization. JIMMY L. MATTOX, a native of neighboring Oglethorpe County, was Quarry Superintendent on the mammoth Georgia Guidestones® project. Born in 1935, he is one of ten children of John and Rossie Mattox, and he first began After leaving Hoover he did a tour of granite quarrying for the Elberton based Coggins Granite Company at their quarries in Culpepper, Va. and Kershaw, S.C. He later left Coggins and worked for various other granite companies before joining the Elberton Granite Finishing Co., Inc. and Pyramid Quarries, Inc. in 1973, where he has attained the position of Quarry Superintendent of Pyramid Quarries. Throughout his granite career he has always worked in the quarrying part of the business, and because of his vast knowledge of the quarrying operation was selected by Fendley as the Ouarry Superintendent for The Georgia Guidestones® project. The Georgia Guidestones® project is considered by most to be the largest single project requiring the largest individual pieces of granite, that has ever been undertaken in the Elberton Granite Industry. He is married to the former Mary McCannon and they have two sons, two daughters and one stepson. He served six years in the National Guard and completed gun mechanics courses in Fort T.J. (JUNIOR) BROWN and his wife MARY EVELYN were tapped by Joe Fendley to be the draftspersons on The Georgia Guidestones®, which they faithfully did until they became sick near the project's conclusion. Mary Evelyn, who has many years of drafting experience in the granite industry, Junior was born in Elbert County and became involved with the granite industry after returning from a tour of duty with the U.S. Navy during World War II. During his career in the granite industry he worked in several fields. After undergoing open heart surgery in 1973 he retired and is now an avid gardener and greenhouse experimenter. The Browns have two children, Donna and Calvin. They have two grandchildren, Natalie Ann and John Kelly. The Brown family worships at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Elberton. DAVID C. BROWN, Jr., a draftsman on The Georgia Guidestones® project, is a native of Elbert County and is employed as a draftsman by The Elberton Granite Finishing Co., Inc. Born on February 11, 1929 to David and Clyde Caldwell Brown, he began his career in the granite industry in 1954, after serving a four-year tour with the U.S. Air Force. He first began learning the trade at Coggins Granite Company and trained under the late Coyle Brown, while at the same time going to school for drafting, which was taught by the late C.M. Dibona. He later joined Elberton Granite Finishing Company as draftsman and during the final stages of The Georgia Guidestones® project became involved after the other draftspersons became sick. Fendley called on Brown to complete the lettering details and worked around the clock so The Georgia Guidestones® could be completed before the announced day of unveiling. He is prescried to the former Mary L. Powell and they have two sons. Mike and Mark #### Horace Bradford . . . stone cutter ### Frank Bradford . . . stonecutter ### Charlie Clamp . . sandblaster ### Grady H. Albertson erector HORACE EBERHARDT BRADFORD, one of the primary stone cutters on The Georgia Guidestones® project began his career in the granite industry in 1951 at the age of nineteen. Born in 1932, he is the eldest son of Collie and Hazel Bradford, and a graduate of Elbert He, like his younger brother Frankie, is a journeyman stonecutter and was chosen because of his abilities in this field. He and his wife Rosa Lee have two children, Tina and Terry. He has three children by a former marriage. Deborah, David and Horace, Jr. The Bradfords worship at the Falling Creek Church and he is a member of Philomathea Masonic Lodge No. 25 and is a 32° Scottish Rite Mason. He is also a member of the Shrine's Yaarab Temple in Atlanta, and an active member of the Savannah Valley Shrine Club and a member of its clown unit. GEORGE FRANK BRADFORD, one of the primary stone cutters on The Georgia Guidestones® project, is a native of Elbert County. Born in 1938, he is the youngest son of Collie and Hazel Bradford, and has been in the granite business since the age of sixteen. At that age he went to work in the granite plant, where he spent most of his career, except for a short time when he worked in the mill and pulpwood business. He is a journeyman stonecutter and when asked to work on the cutting process of The Georgia Guidestones® he readily accepted. Bradford said The Georgia Guidestones® were the largest stones he had ever cut. He is married to the former Peggy Bell and they reside in the Vester community of neighboring Oglethorpe County. Known affectionately as "Frankie" by his many friends, he is a member and past Worshipful Master of Jopa Masonic Lodge No. 162 and is a 32° Scottish Rite Mason. He is a member of the Savannah Valley Shrine Club where he is a member of the clown unit. He is also a member of the Shrine Yaarab Temple in Atlanta. CHARLIE CLAMP, who did all the sandblast work on The Georgia Guidestones®, is a native of Elbert County where he started in the granite business at age fourteen. Born on July 15, 1927 on a small farm, he is one of seven children born to Jim and Corrie Clamp. A self-employed sandblaster for the past 15 years, Clamp was tapped for the important job of sandblasting the messages into the stones because of his expert craftsmanship. Other than for two interruptions, once when he joined the U.S. Navy and another time when he went to Alaska for eleven years. Clamp has been involved in the granite business. As a self-employed craftsman, Clamp not only works in Elberton for the various companies, but travels throughout Georgia and the surrounding states. He is married to the former Carolyn Brown and they have two sons. Ron and Mart. The Clamps worship at the First United Methodist Church where he serves as a board member. He and his family are also members of the Fish and Game Conservation and they all enjoy boating and fishing. Clamp was granted his Master Mason's Degree at Matanuska Lodge No. 293 while in Alaska GRADY H. ALBERTSON, owner and operator of Argo Crane Service, Inc., and former owner of Argo Trucking Company, played an important part in The Georgia Guidestones® project. Albertson operated the cranes which were used to erect The Georgia Guidestones® and their base. In addition to the final setting of the stones, it was necessary to first set them in place so measurements could be taken as to their final resting places. After these dimensions were taken, he hoisted them back aboard the trucks where they were taken back to the finishing plant for final drilling and finishing. He then came back and did the final erection. Born in 1911 in Pickens County, South Carolina, he moved to Elbert County in 1919, where he has remained ever since. He got into the granite trucking business in 1950 and the crane business a short time later. In 1979 he sold the trucking portion of the business, but retained the crane business, which he operates himself. He erected one of the tallest pieces of granite ever raised in Elbert county, and it now stands in the yard of Argo Granite Company. However, he said erecting The Georgia Guidestones® was probably the most exacting work he had ever done. ### Hudson Cone . . . photographer HUDSON CONE, Promotion Specialist for the Elberton Granite Association, Inc., was the principal photographer on The Georgia Guidestones® project. Most of the photographs in this book were taken by Cone as part of his work on the Granite Association's magazine, the ELBERTON GRANITEER. Cone joined the E.G.A. staff in 1974. In addition to serving as Associate Editor of the GRANITEER, Cone's duties include public relations and related Association functions. Born February 15, 1939 in Cairo, Georgia, Cone graduated from the University of Georgia with an AB-J Degree in Journalism. He served in the U.S. Navy and later as News Editor of the Bremen Gateway newspaper in Bremen, Georgia. He joined the Albany Herald in Albany, Georgia, as a writer-photographer and was promoted to State News Editor and eventually Telegraph-Photo Editor before joining E.G.A. He is married to the former Sue Stewart of LaGrange, Georgia, and they have two children, Julie and Stewart. Cone is a member of the Elberton First United Methodist Church, the Elks Club, and is an avid outdoorsman and sports fan. #### Total Work Force The following persons worked in various ways to accomplish the finishing and erection of The Georgia Guidestones® ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_44_Picture_8.jpeg?g-16018011) Key individuals in the development of **The Georgia Guide-stones**\* project pose in front of ther work. They include, kneeling, (I-r) Jimmy Mattox, quarry superintendent; Frankie Bradford, stonecutter; Joe Fendley, Sr., builder; Horace Bradford, stonecutter; Joe B. Davis, project superintendent; standing, Wayne Mullenix, who sold the site; Grady Albertson, owner of Argo Crane Rental; Mr. and Mrs. Junior Brown, draftsmen; Charles Clamp, sand-blastman; and David Brown, chief draftsman for Elberton Granite Finishing Company. #### The "Message" Of The Georgia Guidestones® While the secrets of Stonehenge continue to lure men to their side in an apparent vain effort to reveal their true meaning, The Georgia Guidestones® have no hidden mystery. The Georgia Guidestones®, unveiled on March 22, 1980, have etched into their hard granite stones a "simple message" to mankind, and it is presented in eight different languages so the majority of mankind may be able to understand its message. The sponsors of The Georgia Guidestones® expect these granite giants to endure and pass along their "message" for hundreds of years. ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_45_Picture_2.jpeg?g-16018011) ![](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/03.books/1981%20-%20Georgia%20Guidestones/read/_page_45_Picture_3.jpeg?g-16018011) #### The "Secrets" of Stonehenge An air of mystery broods over England's Stonehenge, and men from all fields of science, as well as spiritualists, clairvoyants and cranks, have studied the remains of these 13-ft. high stones in an effort to uncover the secrets of its past. Was it a temple of the sun? A royal palace? A magic shrine? An observatory for studying the heavens? Was it a gigantic computer built centuries before the Greeks mastered mathematics? One day, perhaps, the answers to all the questions will be known. Or will these colossal stones guard their secrets for eternity? # Elberton Granite Industry The foundation of local industry in Elberton and Elbert County is granite. Elberton produces so much granite that it is known worldwide as "The Granite Capital of the World," with the slogan "Elberton produces more granite than any other city in the world." The streets around Elberton make this known. Everywhere there are examples of how important granite is to the community. Elberton has a granite memorial to the Confederacy, a granite auditorium, granite road signs, granite homes, granite banks, a granite stadium called the "Granite Bowl" with a 20,000 seating capacity, and a granite Bicentennial memorial fountain. Elberton's granite industry owes its start to a Dr. Nathaniel Long who opened Elbert County's first commercial quarry in 1889. Elberton has over 30 granite quarries, 85 granite manufacturing plants, and 132 total companies doing business in granite or its allied products. Over 1,800 people derive their principal income from the granite industry and its allied industries in Elbert County. Each year approximately 1,500,000 cubic feet of granite is produced with annual sales in excess of \\$40,000,000 (1979) with the granite being shipped to all 50 states and into some foreign countries. Ninety percent of Elberton's granite production results in cemetery memorials. Because of strict grading standards of quality materials, only an average of 35 percent of the granite removed from quarries becomes finished monuments. The balance of the granite goes to grout piles as waste products. Monumental granite is composed of gray feldspar which gives the stone its coloring, quartz, and mica which gives sparkle to the surface. Granite began about 400 million years ago as a molten mass of rock which cooled very slowly below the surface forming large crystals. Long periods of erosion and surface upheavals brought the buried granite to the surface. The Elberton granite and all the surrounding rocks are part of what geologists call the "root zone" of the Appalachian Mountain chain. Granite is a good building material. It can withstand a pressure of 15,000 to 20,000 pounds per square inch. Granite can be polished smoothly, and at the same time, is hard and not easily damaged. Carvings and inscriptions on granite can withstand weather of hundreds of years. # Elberton, Georgia E lberton, Georgia, home of The Georgia Guidestones®, is the county seat of Elbert County, Georgia. Elbert County was formed in 1790 from land acquired from Wilkes County. It was named after Samuel Elbert, a Revolutionary War officer and later Governor of Georgia. Elbert County's 231,900 acres of land border on the Broad and Savannah rivers. The Richard B. Russell Dam is now under construction on the Savannah River. Elberton is a small friendly community with a public school system and a private academy. Elberton has a variety of businesses and people from throughout every part of the world. The community has often been referred to as "the Little International City." Elberton is located 14 miles west of the Georgia-South Carolina border. The city is 100 miles from Atlanta, 36 miles from Athens, Georgia, and 35 miles from Anderson, South Carolina. Georgia State highways 17, 72, and 77 pass through the city. Interstate 85 is 35 miles north of Elberton. Elberton is also a short trip away from many recreational facilities. The community supports recreation parks with lighted athletic fields, swimming pools, tennis courts, camping facilities, and gymnasiums. The hunter can be satisfied with the plentiful game of quail, duck, dove, and deer and fishing areas are bountiful for anglers. Hartwell and Clarks Hill lakes provide camping and boating facilities. Bobby Brown State Park in Elbert County offers something for the entire family. 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