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In 1923, the Secretary of the South Dakota State Historical Society, Doane Robinson, who would come to be known as the "Father of Mount Rushmore", learned about the "Shrine to the Confederacy", a project to carve the likenesses of Confederate generals into the side of Stone Mountain, Georgia, that had been underway since 1915.
Dec 16, 2009 · Mount Rushmore, located just north of what is now Custer State Park in the Black Hills National Forest, was named for the New York lawyer Charles E. Rushmore, who traveled to the Black Hills in ...
Jun 11, 2024 · The mountain itself, at an elevation of 5,725 feet (1,745 metres), was named in 1885 for Charles E. Rushmore, a New York lawyer. The memorial, which covers 2 square miles (5 square km), was designated in 1925 and dedicated in 1927. The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) assumed administration of the site in 1933.
Oct 30, 2011 · A state forester led Borglum on horseback to three mountains he thought would be appropriate—Old Baldy, Sugarloaf and finally Mount Rushmore. From all accounts, it seems that Borglum fell for ...
Jun 3, 2024 · What drove the man who created it? And how is it seen today - by America, tourists, and descendants of the first tribes who lived on the Black Hills? This is a Short History Of Mount Rushmore.
Nov 24, 2020 · South Dakota State Historian Doane Robinson conceived the concept of Mount Rushmore in 1923, the idea being to create a monumental attraction in the Black Hills of South Dakota to attract tourists to the area.
Mount Rushmore was named after Charles E. Rushmore. His letter to Doane Robinson below explains how this happened: RUSHMORE, BISBEE & STERN. 61 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. December 14, 1925.
