We've made many trips across the Columbia River going between Washington and Oregon and have seen this memorial in the distance, not knowing exactly what it was. A couple weekends ago, we decided to stop. And wow....It is amazing. A man named Sam Hill built this replica of Stonehenge to honor those Washington soldiers who paid the ultimate price for our freedom in WWI. It was finished in 1930 and shortly after Sam Hill passed away. His final resting place is at the base of the bluff where this Stonehenge sits, overlooking the Gorge.
It was a very emotional stop. In the inside of this monument there are plaques on the 13 columns in memory of the fallen soldiers. Such a beautiful tribute. And definately worth the 5 minute out of the way trip.
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