- Stonehenge II
Stonehenge II is a
replica of the originalStonehenge monument, conceived by the late Al Shepperd and built with the help of his friend and neighbor, Hunt resident Doug Hill. It can be found on FM 1340 west ofHunt, Texas , USA. The grid reference is coord|30|04.428|N|99|21.530|W|.Most of the stones are constructed of plaster applied to a wire mesh frame [ [http://www.alfredshepperd.com/Stonehenge/main2.html Welcome to Stonehenge II Page 2 ] ] . On the other hand, two of the central stones are real, large, and probably unmovable without heavy equipment.
There are also two imitation
Moai , orEaster Island statues, at the same site. (Easter Island is also known asRapa Nui andIsla de Pascua .) The imitation Moai are made of the same material as the Stonehenge II stones.The site features now rarely seen large
red harvester ant s. The mounds are easy to spot as the ants have cleared the vegetation in about a one meter diameter circle around them. The red ants, a primary source of food for theTexas Horned Lizard (or horny toad), have mostly disappeared because of the proliferation offire ant s.ee also
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Stonehenge replicas and derivatives References
External links
* [http://www.alfredshepperd.com/Stonehenge/untitled.html Official site]
* [http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/TXHUNhenge.html Roadside America]
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