stonehenge?

Continuing down the Columbia Gorge on the Washington side, we came across this…stonehenge? In Washington?

Stonehenge War Memorial, Maryhill, Washington

Stonehenge War Memorial, Maryhill, Washington

“Stonehenge War Memorial can be seen from a great vantage point on the Washington hillsides above the Columbia River Gorge. This full size replica of Stonehenge was built by a pacifist Quaker from 1912 - 1930 at the site of the original Maryhill community, which since burned to the ground. He was mistakenly informed that the original Stonehenge was a place for human sacrifices, so his goal with this concrete replica was to remind people that “humanity is still being sacrificed to the god of war” and a memorial to soldiers who died in World War I was also included. Since then, memorials have been added to the site for the wars of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.”

Inside the Stonehenge War Memorial

Inside the Stonehenge War Memorial

Have to include a shot of the guy that finds all these cool places…

Wade

Wade

And the view of the river from the memorial.

The Columbia River & Bridge

The Columbia River & Bridge

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