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- 1. Mount Rushmore National Monument, USA: An inspirational wonder of the world Kristi Reyes Level 7 ESL MiraCosta College Fall 2014
- 2. Location - Mount Rushmore National Monument
- 3. Mount Rushmore Faces in Stone George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
- 4. An Idea for a National Monument • attract more visitors to the Black Hills area in the 1920s • Gutzon Borglum was chosen as the sculptor • It was decided that the monument would have the faces of the four famous presidents • started with drawings and sketches, and then made small models of the monument “A monument’s dimensions should be determined by the importance to civilization of the events commemorated……” - Gutzon Borglum
- 5. Construction of the Monument• 400 men and women • 1927 • Dynamite used to sculpt 90% of the monument
- 6. Construction, continued The monument was finally completed in 1941 by Borglum’s son because Borglum died.
- 7. Why these presidents? 1. Father of our country, American independence, first president 2. Wrote Declaration of Independence, third president 3. Conservationist, national parks, Panama Canal 4. Civil War, kept country united, 13th Amendment ended slavery
- 8. “Mt. Rushmore Was Supposed to Look Very Different” by Smithsonian Channel
- 9. Why is Mount Rushmore a Wonder?
- 10. The End • Any questions?
Editor's Notes
- . First, George Washington is known as the “Father of our Country” because he lead the fight for American independence, helped form the nation’s government, and was the first president. Thomas Jefferson was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence, which was adopted in 1776. He was the third president, and during his presidency he was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase. The U.S. bought the Louisiana Territory from France, which doubled the size of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt was a conservationist. During his presidency, he set aside five national parks, 18 national monuments, and millions of acres of national forest. He opened world economic opportunities by leading the construction of the Panama Canal. Last, Abraham Lincoln was the president during the Civil War, one of the most difficult times in U.S. history. He kept the country together and approved the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which ended slavery.