Stonehenge, (sculpture).

Stonehenge, (sculpture).

Hill, Sam, 1857-1931, designer.

Stonehenge, (sculpture).

Dedicated July 4, 1918. Completed 1929. Rededicated May 1929.

Steel reinforced concrete.

Altar stone: approx. 3 x 6 x 18 ft.; Overall: approx. H. 16 ft. x Diam. 108 ft. (1,650 tons).

(On plaque on altar stone:) To the memory of the soldiers and sailors of Klickitat County who gave their lives in defense of their country. This monument is erected in 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 alone can quench. (The names of 13 servicemen are honored on the stones of the memorial)

Replica of Stonehenge made of reinforced concrete. The outer circle consists of 30 pillars 16 feet high. The inner circle consists of 40 pillars 9 feet high. The pillars are topped with flat "stones". An altar stone stands in the inner court. The heel stone, a tall slender pillar, stands to the east of the main structure. The concrete is molded to give the appearance of rough-hewn stonework.

History -- United States -- World War I

Ethnic -- British

Architecture -- Monument

Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Goldendale

Administered by Maryhill Museum of Art, 55 Maryhill Museum Drive, Goldendale, Washington 98620

Located Route 14, Goldendale, Washington

Stonehenge was built as a memorial to the soldiers of Klickitat County who lost their lives in World War I. The idea of the memorial was conceived by Sam Hill, who paid for its construction. The memorial took 11 years to build. The memorial is an exact replica in size and design of the neolithic ruin in England as it would have looked when first built. The rough-hewn texture of the concrete was accomplished by lining the wooden casting forms with crumpled tin. The altar stone was set in alignment in June 1918 during a total solar eclipse. IAS files contain related material from John Tuhy's "Sam Hill: Prince of Castle Nowhere", Portland: Timber Press, 1983, pg. 190-194; and a copy of related material published by Maryhill Museum of Art.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995.

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