Mount Rushmore
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@dfollin (27267)
United States
March 15, 2017 8:39am CST
In 1923 historian Diane Robinson had an idea of a large sculpture to promote the events of tourism in South Dakota. A 1,287.45 acrea spot was picked out in Pemmington county, South Dakota in the Black Hills, where a Danish American sculpter Guitzon Borglum and four hundred worker produced a mostly granite monument.
The sculpture was built of the facial recognitions of these four presidents, George Washington (1732 -1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826) , Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919) and Abraham Lincoln (1809- 1865). The name 'rushmore ' is Lakota-Sioux meang Six Grandfathers.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
15 Mar 17
It's something to see, I have been there twice.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Mar 17
@dfollin If you ever get a chance do go it's pretty amazing.
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@dfollin (27267)
• United States
17 Mar 17
@fishtiger58 It is on my bucket list!
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
21 Mar 17
The only thing I saw high up was that HOLLYWOOD sign. This is indeed creative
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@dfollin (27267)
• United States
21 Mar 17
@allknowing Never been in southern California......... yet anyway
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
21 Mar 17
@dfollin When we were on a package tour of the US our tour conductor pointed out that sign to us in Los Angeles while we were in the bus.
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@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
17 Mar 17
This is something I absolutely would Love to see some time, and this is such an awesome piece of History.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
21 Mar 17
@dfollin I am sure many visit the place each year to see and admire the awesome sculpture.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
21 Mar 17
@dfollin I do hope your wish gets fulfilled.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Mar 17
I have also visited Mount Rushmore twice in my life. Just last year as a matter of fact.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
15 Mar 17
Thanks for sharing the information
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