Foundation of the state: George washington reprsenets this, as he was the Founding Father,
the president of the USA. He also won the War for Independence, and established the U.S.
Constitution and a federal government.
The growth of the state: Thomas Jefferson represents this statement, because he organized the Louisiana Purchase which doubled the
nation's land area. Also, to make room for settlement, Jefferson began a controversial process of Indian tribal removal from the newly acquired
territory.
The preservation of the state: it is a statement for Abraham Lincoln, who led the USA through the American Civil War. He
also preserved the Union, prohibited slavery, modernised the economy and took care of the federal goerrnment.
The development of the state: Theodore Roosevelt established lot of new forests, national parks, monuments. He also expanded the Navy
and successfully stoped the Russo-Japanese War, which won him a Nobel Peace Prize.
Three boring facts:
1. Each president’s face is 60 feet high.
2. A massive panel with 8-foot-tall gilded letters commemorating
famous territorial acquisitions of the U.S. was also originally
intended.
3. Overall, the project cost $989,992.32 and took 14 years to finish.
Three fun facts:
1. Young boys (known as call boys) were hired to sit on the side of the mountain to shout messages back and forth to
the operators to speed up or slow down.
2. The Lincoln Borglum Museum, which is established near the mount, features multimedia exhibits that let you use
an old-style explosives plunger to recreate dynamite blasting the face of the mountain.
3. Some believe you can see an elephant, or at least the stone face of an elephant, if you look to the right of Lincoln.
Others believe if you look at a picture of the mountain rotated 90 degrees, you can see another face.
Sources:
https://www.travelsouthdakota.com/trip-ideas/story/75-
Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of the Mount Rushmore surprising-facts-about-mount-rushmore
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson
