Mount Rushmore
March 9th, 2007 by Chris Fury
Mount Rushmore is probably one of the most renown land marks in the United States history. This national memorial is located near Keystone, South Dakota and is made from a huge granite mountain which was sculpted by a man named Gutzon Borglum.
Borglum started drilling for the project in 1927 and didn’t finish until about fourteen years later. Unforunately he died before he was finished so his son finished the last bit of the sculpture.
The four figures on this massive sculpture are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. They represent the first 150 years of America’s history and its growth.
The site was actually known to early white settlers as Sugarloaf Mountain, Keystone Kliffs, and Cougar Mountain until it later got its famous name, Mount Rushmore. Today this magnificent attraction brings in more than two million tourists per year. Everyone wants to come see these beautifully crafted sculptures because it is a part of our history and it is truly a breathtaking scene.
This is also a FREE attraction so besides the costs of actually getting there you do not have to pay for this wonderful experience. For people interested here are some simple directions to Mount Rushmore. Travelers on a plane will get off at the Rapid City Regional Airport which is only 35 miles from the memorial and you can rent a vehicle from there. When traveling in a car on I-90, you should exit at Rapid City and follow Highway 16 southwest to Keystone and then Highway 244 to Mount Rushmore. But, if you are coming from the south, just follow Highway 385 north to Highway 244 which will take you right to the memorial.
Posted: March 9th, 2007 under General.
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