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Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Sculpture

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a massive sculpture carved into Mt. Rushmore in the Black Hills region of South Dakota. Completed under the direction of Gutzon and Lincoln Borglum from 1927–1941, the sculpture's roughly 60-ft.-high granite faces depict U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. The site also features a museum with interactive exhibits.

Artists: Lincoln Borglum, Gutzon Borglum

Construction started: October 4, 1927

Opened: October 31, 1941

Height: 59′

Created: October 31, 1941

Subject: Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln

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