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Today in History: Work Begins on Iconic Mount Rushmore Sculpture

10/4/2025

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On October 4, 1927, sculptor Gutzon Borglum and around 400 workers commenced the monumental task of carving Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. This national memorial features 60-foot-tall likenesses of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln, symbolizing the nation's foundation, expansion, development, and preservation.

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On October 4, 1927, sculptor Gutzon Borglum and around 400 workers commenced the monumental task of carving Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. This national memorial features 60-foot-tall likenesses of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln, symbolizing the nation's foundation, expansion, development, and preservation.