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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.
The construction of Mount Rushmore National Memorial began on October 4, 1927, and took 14 years to complete. The sculptor of the memorial was Gutzon Borglum, the son of Danish immigrants.
Aug 21, 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.
Dedicated 75 years ago this month, Mount Rushmore was intended by its creator, Gutzon Borglum, to be a celebration of not only these four presidents but also the nation’s unprecedented...
Oct 30, 2011 · HISTORY. The Making of Mount Rushmore. The 70th anniversary of the completion of the South Dakota monument prompts a look back at what it took to create it. October 30, 2011. Ninety percent...
Jan 16, 2021 · About 3 million visitors come to view Mount Rushmore—located in the Black Hills of Keystone, South Dakota—each year. The famous sculpture features four presidents, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln, carved into the granite rock face over many decades.
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Oct 4, 2019 · How -- and Why -- Mount Rushmore Was Built. In the 1920s, despite the area's atrocious roads, a fair number of adventurous travelers were visiting South Dakota's Black Hills.