Where is Mount Rushmore National Memorial? It is a prominent and massive sculpture made for commemoration of key presidents.

On Oct. 4, 1927, construction on Mount Rushmore began in the Black Hills National Forest of South Dakota. Over the course of 12 years, the faces of former presidents George Washington, Thomas Jeffe… ...

Back in 1939, visitors to Mount Rushmore could get an up-close look at the monument construction. Tourists made their way up the mountain on steps or by taking a chair lift, much like those at ski ...

Construction of the Mount Rushmore monument began in 1927 and lasted until 1941. Borglum oversaw more than 400 workers with various specialties, including blacksmiths, drillers, and tramway operators.

Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began carving the images of four U.S. presidents into Mount Rushmore on Oct. 4, 1927. The effort employed 400 people and took 14 years to complete.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial at an early stage of construction in 1929. Borglum died before the work was completed but his son, Lincoln Borglum, carried it on with a crew of 400 workers.

A view of Mount Rushmore under construction, c.1938-1939 Archives of American Art / Smithsonian Institution Each year, two million visitors walk or roll from the entrance of Mount Rushmore ...

Construction of the monument finished in 1941 when its original sculptor, ... President Donald Trump smiles during a visit to Mount Rushmore National Memorial near Keystone, S.D., on July 3, 2020.