43° 53' N. LAT.
103° 27' W. LONG.
ELEVATION 6200 FT.
THE SHRINE OF DEMOCRACY
MT. RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL
WORLD'S GREATEST SCULPTURAL WORK BEGAN IN 1927.
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 WASHINGTON,
JEFFERSON, THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND LINCOLN.
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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