South Dakota - Black Hills, Mount Rushmore

Mt. Rushmore at Sunset

Silhouetted in a gorgeous South Dakota sunset America's "Shire of Democracy" is strikingly beautiful.  It is impossible to view this magnificent sculpture without having our faith in our country's purpose and principles renewed and re-invested.
1984

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Mount Rushmore features 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865).

South Dakota - Mount Rushmore, 1955

Mt. Rushmore National Memorial
"Shrine of Democracy"
Black Hills, South Dakota

The Mount Rushmore National Memorial where the busts of four great American leaders - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt - are sculpted in heroic proportions is the largest monument ever conceived and excited by man.  The late famous sculptor, Gutzon Borglum did this marvelous work on this mountain of solid granite, 6000 feet high.
1955

South Dakota - Mount Rushmore 1956

Mount Rushmore
Black Hills of South Dakota

The Mount Rushmore National Memorial, where the busts of four great American leaders - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln - are sculptured in heroic proportions, is the largest monument ever carved.  The late Gutzon Borglum exacted the carvings in a granite mountain 6,000 feet high.  The busts are 450 feet high.  The shrine is rightful called the "Shrine of Democracy."
1956

South Dakota - Mount Rushmore, Black Hills, with Stats

Mount Rushmore
Black Hills of South Dakota

This huge carving is located 2 miles from Keystone, South Dakota, about a 30-minute drive from Rapid City.  Gutzon Borglum started this massive project in 1927 and worked on it until his death in 1941.  His son Lincoln finished the task.  The formal dedication ceremony occurred in 1991 with President Bush doing the honors.  This was also the 50th anniversary of the Monument.

Photo by Dan Grigg
2010

South Dakota - Mount Rushmore, Then and Now

Mount Rushmore Now
Then - 1927

Mount Rushmore National Memorial as shown before and after construction.  The first drilling began in August, 1927 on this massive mountain of granite by its sculptor, Gutzon Borglum. After 14 years of financial problems and a national depression, the monument was completed costing nearly one million dollars.

Black Hills, South Dakota
Photo by Rushmore Photo and Gifts
2013

South Dakota - Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Mount Rushmore
National Memorial

George Washington:
Head to Chin: 60 feet high
Brow to Nose: 21 feet high
Mouth 18 feet wide
Elevation: 5,675 feet

Mount Rushmore National Memorial
In 1927, sculptor Gutzon Borglum began his colossal sculpture of four leaders carved into Mount Rushmore - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.  They represent the first 150 years of American History.

Black Hills, SD
Photo by Rushmore Photo and Gifts

The back of this postcard has a special cancelation stamp from Mt. Rushmore dated August 13, 2013.