Maryhill Stonehenge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Column and beam structure
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| Function / usage: |
Monument
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| Built: | 1918 - 1930 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Maryhill, Klickitat County, Washington, USA, North America |
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| See also |
Stonehenge (2000 B.C.)
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| diameter | 30 m |
Materials
| columns |
reinforced concrete
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| beams |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| 1918 | Construction begins. |
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| 1930 | Construction completed. |
Notes
Built as a memorial to soldiers killed during World War I. It is an astronomically-aligned full-size replica of the ancient Stonehenge.
Built by Samuel Hill (1857–1931), businessman, lawyer, railroad executive and advocate of good roads in the Pacific Northwest.
Participants
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Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0036185 |
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| Created: | 06/04/2008 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |