Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, planned to create a Hall of Records behind Abraham Lincoln’s sculpture to store significant American historical documents. The vault was never completed, but in 1998, officials placed important documents and a biography of Borglum behind a granite slab. Borglum was born in Idaho in 1867. Gutzon Borglum, the […]
South Dakota is known as the Mount Rushmore State due to the presence of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. The massive memorial to four American presidents, completed in 1941, quickly became an icon of American culture and patriotism. The state officially adopted the nickname in 1983, and the state flag was changed in 1993 to […]
Gutzom Borglum chose Mount Rushmore in South Dakota for a national memorial featuring the faces of four US presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. Borglum selected each president for their contributions to American history and their leadership qualities. The project was completed in 1941, and there have been no serious efforts […]
Mount Rushmore is a granite mountain in South Dakota with etched likenesses of four US presidents. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began work on the sculpture in 1927, and it took 14 years to complete. The presidents symbolize American freedom and democracy. The mountain was refurbished in 1998 and includes a museum, trail, and other attractions. Mount […]
