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CULTURE & HERITAGE
OCTOBER 6�13, 2021
CELEBRATING THE HISTORY
OF EASTERN OREGON
Stonehenge Memorial added to National
Register of Historic Places
Go! staff
G
OLDENDALE, Wash. —
Maryhill Museum of Art has
announced that Stonehenge
Memorial, the iconic replica of
England’s ancient original, has
been added to the National
Register of Historic Places. The
National Register records the
tangible reminders of the history
of the United States and is the
offi cial documentation of cultural
resources worthy of preservation.
According to a press release,
Stonehenge Memorial was con-
structed by Maryhill Museum
of Art’s founder, businessman
and philanthropist Samuel
Hill, between 1918 and 1929.
Stonehenge Memorial is signifi -
Bill White/Contributed image
The Stonehenge Memorial at Maryhill Museum of Art is now on the National
Register of Historic Places.
cant as both a close replica of
the ancient Stonehenge and as
a memorial to Klickitat County
residents who died in World
War I. It is located 3 miles east
of the museum on a bluff on
the Washington side above the
Columbia River.
Although he supported the Al-
lied cause, Hill was a Quaker and
a pacifi st. In constructing the me-
morial, the press release states,
“he wished to honor soldiers who
gave their lives to what he saw as
the folly of war and make a public
statement about the tragedy and
futility of the events that led to
their deaths.”
With its altar stone dedicated
on July 4, 1918, more than four
months prior to the Armistice,
Stonehenge Memorial is one of
the earliest World War I memori-
als in the country.
“We are thrilled that Stone-
henge Memorial has been added
to the National Register,” said
Maryhill Museum of Art’s execu-
tive director, Colleen Schafroth.
“The designation recognizes Sam
Hill’s singular vision and the en-
during signifi cance of the memo-
rial as it relates to local, regional
and national history. The museum
itself was placed on the National
Register in 1974. We are beyond
excited to now have Stonehenge
Memorial listed as well.”
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