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Georgia Guidestones, long treasured and feared, demolished after attack

Headline from Religion News, on the newest of 2 developments

(RNS) — ‘The stones would probably have survived a nuclear war,’ said a local historian, ‘but they could not survive Southern culture.’

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Explosion at historic Georgia Guidestones prompts bomb team response

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  2. Newest

    Georgia Guidestones, long treasured and feared, demolished after attack

    Headline from Religion News ·

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16 articles, oldest first.

  1. Newsweek

    Explosion at historic Georgia Guidestones prompts bomb team response (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The monument is made up of several granite slabs that are astronomically aligned and inscribed in eight languages.

  2. Fox News

    Georgia Guidestones explosion: Blast, significant damage reported at monument (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A reported explosion Wednesday at the Georgia Guidestones tourist attraction has caused significant damage and police have called a bomb squad to investigate, reports said.

  3. FOX 35 Orlando

    Explosion 'destroyed' portion of Georgia Guidestones, GBI says (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Law enforcement agencies are investigating a reported explosion that caused "significant" damage to the controversial Georgia Guidestones in Elbert County.

  4. Fox5 Atlanta

    Authorities investigating reported explosion at Georgia Guidestones (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    Law enforcement agencies are investigating a reported explosion that caused "significant" damage to the controversial Georgia Guidestones in Elbert County.

  5. Fox2 Detroit

    Explosion 'destroyed' large portion of Georgia Guidestones, GBI says (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    Law enforcement agencies are investigating a reported explosion that caused "significant" damage to the controversial Georgia Guidestones in Elbert County.

  6. FOX 5 New York

    The Georgia Guidestones demolished after explosion 'destroyed' portion, GBI says (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    Law enforcement agencies are investigating an explosion that caused "significant" damage to the controversial Georgia Guidestones in Elbert County forcing officials to demolish them.

  7. Know Your Meme

    Georgia Guidestones Destroyed (opens Know Your Meme)

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    Know Your Meme's feed description

    Georgia Guidestones Destroyed, also known as the Georgia Guidestones Explosion, refers to the destruction and bombing of the American Stonehenge or Georgia Guidestones in July 2022. The X-shaped tablets were constructed in the 1980s under mysterious circumstances which led to conspiracy theories for…

  8. PJ Media

    Explosion Destroys the Mysterious Georgia Guidestones Monument (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    Nobody knows how the Georgia Guidestones arrived in their spot in Elbert County in Northeast Georgia. Someone anonymously commissioned the 19-foot-tall granite monument, which crews erected in 1980. P...

  9. Breitbart News

    Georgia Guidestones Demolished Following Early Morning Explosion (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The Georgia Guidestones were demolished Wednesday evening following an early morning explosion that destroyed most of the statue.

  10. Religion News

    Georgia Guidestones, long treasured and feared, demolished after attack (opens Religion News)

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    Religion News's feed description

    (RNS) — ‘The stones would probably have survived a nuclear war,’ said a local historian, ‘but they could not survive Southern culture.’

  11. NBC News

    Georgia Guidestones monument is destroyed after explosion (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The monument, dubbed "America's Stonehenge," was demolished after an explosive device was detonated at the site, authorities said.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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