STONEHENGE MEMORIAL
Klicktat County Veterans Memorial and
Maryhill Town Site
Built as the nation’s first World War I Memorial, a replica of Stonehenge lies at what was the original Maryhill town site. Believing the original in Great Britain was used for sacrifices, Hill constructed the replica in honor of the war dead of Klickitat County. Hill wanted the Memorial to serve as a reminder that “humanity is still being sacrificed to the god of war.”
Additional information About Stonehenge Memorial
Nearby, the Klickitat County Veterans Memorial was erected in 1995 to honor those who have died in the service of their country since World War I. The project was a partnership between Maryhill Museum and the Klickitat County Veterans Association.
Memorial Day at Ceremonies at the Klickitat County War Memorial.
Photography Lou Marzeles, The Goldendale Sentinel.
The site is also the location of Hill’s historic Maryhill town site, the remains of which can still be seen today. Here Hill planned to establish the heart of his Quaker Farming Community. Several buildings that once existed at the site, including the famous Meadowlark Inn, burned in 1958.
The Memorials are open is open daily 7 am to dusk. Admission is free.