Mount Rushmore
N 43° 52.595 W 103° 27.337
13T E 624076 N 4859324
George Washington is the most prominent feature of Mount Rushmore.
Waymark Code: WM49P6
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 07/26/2008
Views: 160
Mount Rushmore National Memorial, near Keystone, South Dakota, is a monumental granite sculpture by Gutzon Borglum, located within the United States Presidential Memorial that represents the first 150 years of the history of the United States of America with 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of former United States presidents (left to right): George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). The entire memorial covers 1,278.45 acres (5.17 km²) and is 5,725 feet (1,745 m) above sea level. It is managed by the National Park Service, a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior. The memorial attracts approximately two million people annually. (The text above was copied from Wikipedia.org.)
George Washington, (1st president) led the early colonists in the American Revolutionary War to win independence from Great Britain. He was the father of the new country and laid the foundation of American democracy. Because of his importance, Washington is the most prominent figure on the mountain. (The text above was copied from the NPS website.)
Visitor Information
(605) 574-2523
Location:
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
13000 Hwy 244 Bldg 31 Suite 1
Keystone, , SD United States of America
57751
Waymark website: [Web Link]
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