Mount Rushmore

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Timeframe of Creation
It took from 1927 to 1941 to carve the
monument.
People memorialized on Mount
Rushmore
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
The four were chosen to represent
specific American achievements:
Washington symbolizes the fight for
independence.
Jefferson, government by the people.
Lincoln, equality and the permanent union
of the States.
Roosevelt, the role of the U.S. in 20
th

century world affairs.
3 Unusual facts about Mount
Rushmore
1. Lincolns mole spans 16 inches.
2. Each Presidents nose is 20 feet long,
except for Washingtons, which is 21
feet.
3. The distance from each Presidents chin
to the top of his head? Sixty feet the
height of a six-story building.
Location of Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore is located
in the Black Hills of South
Dakota.
Conclusion
Mount Rushmore is a beautiful monument
which immortalizes four of our nations
most famous Presidents.

Today the monument draws almost 3 million
visitors a year!
Source Quick and Simple Magazine, February 20, 2007