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The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore ( Lakota: Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe, or Six Grandfathers) in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota, United States. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum designed the sculpture, called Shrine of Democracy, [2] and ...
- Construction of Mount Rushmore
Having decided on the location of the sculpture, Borglum...
- List of Tallest Statues
This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that...
- Gutzon Borglum
John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 – March 6,...
- Red Cloud
Red Cloud (Lakota: Maȟpíya Lúta; c. 1822 – December 10,...
- Mount Rushmore in Popular Culture
Close-up view of Mount Rushmore. Because of its fame as a...
- Ben Black Elk
Benjamin Black Elk (17 May 1899 – 22 February 1973) of the...
- Lincoln Borglum
James Lincoln de la Mothe Borglum (April 9, 1912 – January...
- Keystone, South Dakota
Rock Sculpture of Mount Rushmore. Keystone is a town in the...
- Charles E. Rushmore
Charles Edward Rushmore (December 2, 1857 – October 31,...
- List of Colossal Sculpture in Situ
The Lion Monument, an in situ sculpture in Lucerne,...
- Construction of Mount Rushmore
- The Loss of A Sacred Land
- The Birth of Mount Rushmore
- Sculpting The Presidents at Mount Rushmore
- Mount Rushmore Depictions
- Sources
In the Treaty of Fort Laramie, signed in 1868 by Sioux tribes and General William T. Sherman, the U.S. government promised the Sioux “undisturbed use and occupation” of territory including the Black Hills, in what is now South Dakota. But the discovery of gold in the region soon led U.S. prospectors to flock there en masse, and the U.S. government ...
Mount Rushmore, located just north of what is now Custer State Park in the Black Hills National Forest, was named for the New Yorklawyer Charles E. Rushmore, who traveled to the Black Hills in 1885 to inspect mining claims in the region. When Rushmore asked a local man the name of a nearby mountain, he reportedly replied that it never had a name be...
During a second visit to the Black Hills in August 1925, Borglum identified Mount Rushmore as the desired site of the sculpture. Local Native Americans and environmentalists voiced their opposition to the project, deeming it a desecration of Sioux heritage as well as the natural landscape. But Robinson worked tirelessly to raise funding for the scu...
On July 4, 1930, a dedication ceremony was held for the head of Washington. After workers found the stone in the original site to be too weak, they moved Jefferson’s head from the right of Washington’s to the left; the head was dedicated in August 1936, in a ceremony attended by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In September 1937, Lincoln’s head was...
Native Americans and Mount Rushmore, PBS. Matthew Shaer, “The Sordid History of Mount Rushmore.” Smithsonian Magazine, October 2016. Lisa Kaczke and Jonathan Ellis, “Oglala Sioux President says Mount Rushmore should be 'removed': What's behind the site's controversial history.” Sioux Falls Argus Leader, June 25, 2020
- George Washington, First President of the United States. Born 1732, died 1799. Washington led the colonists in the American Revolutionary War to win independence from Great Britain.
- Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States. Born 1743, died 1826. Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, a document which inspires democracies around the world.
- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States. Born 1858, died 1919. Roosevelt provided leadership when America experienced rapid economic growth as it entered the 20th Century.
- Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States. Born 1809, died 1865. Lincoln held the nation together during its greatest trial, the Civil War. Lincoln believed his most sacred duty was the preservation of the union.
Apr 22, 2024 · Mount Rushmore National Memorial, colossal sculpture in the Black Hills of South Dakota, U.S. Huge representations of the heads of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln, each about 60 feet (18 metres) tall, are carved in granite on the side of Mount Rushmore.
Mar 22, 2024 · Majestic figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, surrounded by the beauty of the Black Hills of South Dakota, tell the story of the birth, growth, development and preservation of this country. From the history of the first inhabitants to the diversity of America today, Mount Rushmore brings visitors face to face with the rich heritage we all share.
Every year, the many visitors to Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota draw inspiration from the colossal portraits of four outstanding presidents of the United States: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.
