Mount Rushmore

Powerful native american leaders are calling for the destruction of mount rushmore ahead of president donald trump s july 3 visit.

Mount rushmore. The sculpture of four famous presidents george washington thomas jefferson theodore roosevelt and abraham lincoln was carved into the granite rock face over many decades. The request was made. From the history of the first inhabitants to the diversity of america today mount rushmore brings visitors face to face with the rich heritage we all share.

The sculpture features the 60 foot 18 m heads of presidents george washington. Where the buffalo once again run free in custer state park and the vision of the keystone miners still cast a dim shadow on long. While oglala sioux president julian bear runner told the south dakota paper that he doesn t want to see mount rushmore demolished with explosives he stressed the mountain s.

Mount rushmore national memorial is centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of mount rushmore in the black hills in keystone south dakota sculptor gutzon borglum created the sculpture s design and oversaw the project s execution from 1927 to 1941 with the help of his son lincoln borglum. Mount rushmore is located in the black hills of keystone south dakota. The mount rushmore landmark was carved between 1927 and 1941 but the land it lies on in the black hills of south dakota was taken from the lakota sioux during the previous century.

It is a place surrounded by american history where the names of gutzon borglum and crazy horse are still heard. Become a junior ranger. Mount rushmore national memorial represents not only the past but also a promise for the future.

Washington since the first days after she was elected governor of south dakota in 2018 kristi noem had been working to ensure that president donald trump would come to mount rushmore for a. Take a virtual tour of mount rushmore and learn about the digital scanning process.