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ELEVATION 6200 FT.
1683 27 W.LONG
THE SHRINE OF DEMOCRACY
MT. RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL
WORLD'S GREATEST SCULPTURAL WORK BEGAN IN 1928
GUTZON BORGLUM, WORLD'S ARTIST AND SCULPTOR
PLANNED AND SUPERVISED THE MONUMENT
FINANCED BY CONTRIBUTIONS AND FEDERAL FUNDS
BUSTS ARE PROPORTIONATE TO MEN 465 FT HIGH
TOP OF WASHINGTON'S HEAD TO TIP OF CHIN 60 FT.
RocK IS AGELESS GRANITE BUSTS ARE OF WASHINGTOR
JEFFERSON, THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND LINCOL
MEMORIAL DEDICATED BY CALVIN COOLIDGE 1927.
DEDICATION OF WASHINGTON BY J.S. CULLINAN 1930
JEFFERSON BY F. D. ROOSEVELT 1936, LINCOLN BY
SEN. BURKE 1937, ROOSEVELT BY Gov. BUSHFIELD 1939
SCULPTOR DIED 1941. SON CARRIES WORK TO COMPLETION
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