Photo by Gerald Pace www. The Big Idea The idea of a large mountain carving is credited to South Dakota State Historian Doane Robinson, who was looking for ways to attract tourists to the state. Mount Rushmore National Memorial under construction. Photo from the National Park Service archives. Fireworks at Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Photo by Janet Williams www. The face of George Washington on Mount Rushmore.
Photo by Doreen Miller www. The face of Thomas Jefferson on Mount Rushmore. Photo by Elizabeth Franklin www. Abraham Lincoln The amazing legacy of our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, includes winning the Civil War and bringing an end to slavery in our country. Photo by Art Hill www. The face of Theodore Roosevelt on Mount Rushmore.
Photo by Shelley Church www. Blasting the Past Carving Mount Rushmore was a project of colossal proportion, ambition and achievement. Gutzon Borglum supervises two workers as they carve an eye into the stone of Mount Rushmore. Native American Controversy For thousands of years, several tribes of Sioux roamed the land from present-day Minnesota, across the Dakotas to Wyoming.
Mount Rushmore before work began. Photo from National Park Service archives. The tunnel of the incomplete Hall of Records with the small repository box placed inside the room. Photo by National Park Service. Thrillist reported there are an abundance of pages on TripAdvisor of people complaining about the monument's "disappointing" size.
During the summer months, Mount Rushmore becomes bustling with tourists looking to take photos of the monument. Photos showed crowds of people gathering at the foot of the monument, which showed how small the sculpture looks in real life.
Trump gave a speech and held a 4th of July fireworks display at the monument. Mount Rushmore has long been criticized for being built on Indigenous land. Additionally, critics of the sculpture have noted that Borglum had ties to white supremacy with the Ku Klux Klan, and held anti-Semitic beliefs.
It has also been noted that Borgum opposed adding any women to the monument. So, when Trump announced he would be making a July 3 speech at the controversial monument, protesters gathered to block the road and reject the political event.
Water regularly seeps into the cracks of the mountain and freezes, which causes the granite to fracture. In alone, cracks were reported along the monument, and the National Park Service has to make repairs every year. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options. Get the Insider App.
Click here to learn more. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. Mount Rushmore is one of the most famous monuments in the US, typically attracting 3 million people a year. Read More. The sculpture's rate of erosion is estimated at one inch per 10, years. It stands 5, feet above sea level. Approximately two million tourists visit each year. In , 2,, people visited the monument.
October 1, - Mount Rushmore is dedicated as a national monument.
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