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Maryhill’s Stonehenge

Saturday, 21st May 2005 by Alex

Built by Sam Hill as a tribute to the soldiers of Klickitat County who lost their lives, Maryhill’s Stonehenge is the first monument in the USA to honor the dead of World War I. The structure is a full-scale replica of the original English Stonehenge. Although if you ask me, it seems to be in a much better state of repair than its namesake…

Maryhill Stonehenge

Thanks: John Riggs

9 Responses to 'Maryhill’s Stonehenge'

  1. 1. Kyle French says:

    If you look at the map you can see the road to the south and east of it is named “Stonehenge Drive” :)

  2. 2. Robyn says:

    But then of course it doesn’t have the immense history of the real Stonehenge, now does it?

  3. 3. Rob Marshall says:

    No doubt it will be made from concrete unlike Stonehenge which is made from Welsh stone dragged from the Prescelli Mountains in Pembroke, South Wales 245 miles away. :)

  4. 4. Tyler says:

    Just to the north of this is the little town of Goldendale where I was born. I remember going to the stonehenge as a kid and picking blueberry’s.. and then going out on the Columbia river in my dad’s boat and watching the windsurfers. Thanks for finding this.

  5. 5. Dale says:

    Rob,

    Why would Aliens have to drag stone? They would just use their spaceships, goofy.

  6. 6. Ethelred The Almost Ready says:

    I wonder if it will last as long as the original which is in pretty good condition, all things considered. Will this one still be around in 5,000 years?

  7. 7. mat says:

    are americans incapable of thinking up their own monuments ?

  8. 8. Christian says:

    Yeah, I can’t think of any original American monuments… :-S

  9. 9. scott says:

    hi i thought i might shed some light on the real stonehenge for you. i live in britain and have watched the midsummer sunrise many times from within the ancient monument. the real stonehenge is not only a collection of stones arranged in a field, but is a place of extreme natural power, kind of like a lightbulb on the land scape that releases earth energy. there are many ley lines that run through the great circle and the builders of the monument knew this. the stones themselves seem to have a conciesness and have gardian spirits that look after them.

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