Gutzon Borglum - Mount Rushmore Replica - St. Charles, ID - Etched in Stone on Waymarking.com

Located in the small town of St. Charles, Idaho, on the west side of the Bear Lake, a monument to Gutzon Borglum has been erected. Gutzon Borglum was born in St. Charles on March 25, 1867, and went on to become a well known sculptor. He is most famous as the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, but has a wide body of work. There is a small replica of the Mount Rushmore National Monument atop a large red rock. On the rock is inscribed the following quote from Gutzon Borglum:

"The purpose of the memorial is to communicate the founding, expansion, preservation, and unification of the United States with colossal statues of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt."

Address: 55 North Main St St. Charles, ID 83272 Website: [Web Link]

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Date Logged Log User Rating   06/09/2011 Chasing Blue Sky visited it