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Mount Rushmore before construction around 1905. A few hundred workers, most of whom were miners, sculptors, or rock climbers, used dynamite, jackhammers, and chisels to remove material from the mountain. A stairway was constructed to the top of the mountain, where ropes were fixed. Workers were supported by harnesses attached to the ropes.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 December 2024. Mountain in South Dakota with sculptures of four U.S. presidents For the band, see Mount Rushmore (band). Mount Rushmore National Memorial Shrine of Democracy Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe Mount Rushmore features Gutzon Borglum's sculpted heads of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore ...
Restored version of File:Mount Rushmore unrestored.jpg. Articles this image appears in Construction of Mount Rushmore, George Washington, George Washington's legacy Creator Rise Studio, Rapid City, S. Dak. Support as nominator--Durova Charge! 02:53, 6 January 2009 (UTC) Support Now this is a piece of history. Good restoration, phenomenal Ev.
Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began carving the images of four U.S. presidents into Mount Rushmore on Oct. 4, 1927. The effort employed 400 people and took 14 years to complete.
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Mount Rushmore Aerial. Mount Rushmore National Memorial, near Keystone, South Dakota, is a monumental granite sculpture by Gutzon Borglum (1867–1941), located within the United States Presidential Memorial that represents the first 150 years of the history of the United States of America with 60-foot sculptures of the heads of former United ...
English: Mount Rushmore National Memorial This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America . Its reference number is 66000718 .
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