Maryhill Stonehenge

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Maryhill Stonehenge on the Columbia River, 2008

Known as the Maryhill Stonehenge or Stonehenge Memorial , the memorial to those killed in World War I who came from Klickitat County , Washington , was inaugurated in 1918 on Independence Day , July 4th, before the end of the war . It is a concrete replica of the British Stonehenge and stands in the former village of Maryhill on the north bank of the Columbia River . Its initiator and financier was the entrepreneur Samuel Hill (1857-1931).

Hill, a Quaker , believed that human sacrifices had been made at Stonehenge. With his monument he wanted to commemorate the soldiers who fell victim to the "god of war". Originally, the structure stood in the middle of Maryhill, but it was completely destroyed by a major fire. In 1929 the building could be inaugurated again.

The dedication says pathetically: “In memory of the soldiers of Klickitat County who gave their lives in defense of their country. This monument is erected in the hope that others inspired by the example of their valor and their heroism may share in that love of liberty and burn with that fire of patriotism which death can alone quench. ”('In memory of the soldiers of Klickitat County who gave their lives for the defense of their country. This monument is erected in the hope that others, inspired by the example of their courage and heroism, will share their love of freedom and burn in the fire of that love of the country that can only be quenched by death ').

Today the structure is part of the Maryhill Museum of Art, which includes other war memorials for the Second , Korean and Vietnam War , as well as a road built by Hill and Columbia Hills State Park with Indian petroglyphs . The Dalles Mountain Ranch State Park and Maryhill State Park are also included .

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Coordinates: 45 ° 41 ′ 39.6 ″  N , 120 ° 48 ′ 22 ″  W.