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Stonehenge
near Maryhill, WA.
Stonehenge is four miles east of Maryhill Museum, just south of Hwy. 14.

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Klickitat County's Stonehenge was erected by Samuel Hill as a tribute to the soldiers of Klickitat County who died in World War I. This was the first monument in the U.S. to honor the dead of World War I.
The original dedication services were conducted July 4, 1918, during World War I, and was attended by over 500 persons. At that time only six names - Dewey E. Bromley, John W. Cheshier, James B. Duncan, Robert F. Graham, Carl A. Lester and Robert F. Venable - appeared on that dedication plaque. The other names were added later. The monument was again formerly dedicated by the American Legion on Memorial Day, 1929.

The plaque which dedicates this monument reads:

"In memory of the soldiers and sailors 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 alone can quench."

The pillars of the monument hold plaques listing the names of the honored soldiers, whose names are:

James Henry Allyn, b. April 12, 1897, d. July 15, 1918

Charles Auer, b. Jul 17, 1894, d. June 6, 1918

Dewey B. Bromley, b. Jul 15, 1898, d. April 13, 1918

John W. Cheshier, b. Jun 13, 1890, d. February 5, 1918

Evan Childs, b. July 14, 1893, d. September 30, 1918

William O. Clary, b. October 10, 1884, d. January 4, 1919

Harry Gotfredson, b. May 6, 1894, d. July 30, 1918

James D. Duncan, b. Jul 15, 1897, d. June 16, 1917

Robert F. Graham, b. February 29, 1896, d. April 17, 1917

Louis Leidl, b. March 5, 1894, d. October 14, 1918

Carl A. Lester, b. October 6, 1888, d. March 15, 1918

Edward Lindblad, b. March 25, 1899, d. September 15, 1918

Robert F. Venable, b. September 27, 1898, d. May 21, 1917

This structure is a full-scale replica of England's famous Stonehenge. The outer ring of 30 pillars are 16 feet high, while the inner circle of 40 pillars are 9 feet high. Over 2 million pounds of concrete was used in the construction of Stonehenge, since suitable stone couldn't be found.

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