Facts About Mount Rushmore •The four presidents carved in the mountain are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. •Thomas Jefferson was originally started on George Washingtons right. However, after 18 months they realized that it was not working. Jeffersons face was dynamited off and carved on the other side. •It took 14 years to complete Mount Rushmore. •No one died while building Mount Rushmore. •The sculpture cost $989,992.32 to build. •There is a cave behind the carving called the Hall of Records. It was intended to house the story of Mount Rushmore but was never completed due to lack of funding. •George Washingtons face is 60 feet long. •90% of the heads were carved with dynamite •You can visit the Avenue of Flags at Mount Rushmore representing the 50 states, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:10:00 +0000
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