The sculptor of the memorial was Gutzon Borglum, the son of Danish immigrants. He chose the two most famous presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, ...

30 окт. 2011 г. · The actual carving, funded at first by individuals and community organizations, began in 1927. At Congressman Williamson's urging, President ...

The carving was the idea of Doane Robinson, a historian for the state of South Dakota. Robinson originally wanted the sculpture to feature American West heroes, ... Construction of Mount Rushmore · Mount Rushmore in popular... · Gutzon Borglum

The idea of creating a sculpture in the Black Hills was dreamed up in 1923 by South Dakota historian Doane Robinson. He wanted to find a way to attract tourists ...

28 окт. 2020 г. · Built on sacred Native American land and sculpted by a man with ties to the Ku Klux Klan, Mount Rushmore National Memorial was fraught with ...

2 окт. 2024 г. · About 1.6 billion years ago a great mass of molten rock began to rise from deep within the earth's crust. As this mass cooled (still well ...

Construction on Mount Rushmore lasted from October 1927 through October 1941. Over 14 grueling years, Borglum and a team of up to 400 workers removed more than ...

19 февр. 2024 г. · George Washington's face was the first to be carved on Mount Rushmore. The Washington Carving was officially dedicated on July 4, 1930 ...

18 окт. 2023 г. · The story all begins in 1923, when a South Dakota historian named Doane Robinson envisioned creating an attraction so monumental it would draw people from all ...