mount rushmore

     

Its creator said its parts represent our nation's founding, expansion, development & preservation

Trivia about mount rushmore

  • Finding the spot for this memorial caused its creator to say, "America will march along that skyline"
  • Gutzon Borglum died in 1941 so his son, Lincoln, finished sculpting the 4 figures of this memorial
  • This peak in the Black Hills is 5,725 feet above sea level, or a little over 95 times the height of Washington's head
  • In a "monumental" death scene in "North By Northwest", Martin Landau fell off this famous landmark
  • From 1927 to 1931 dynamite blasts removed 450,000 tons of rock from this mountain & national memorial
  • It's the only national memorial found in South Dakota's Black Hills
  • You can take it for granite that this South Dakota landmark has four 60' heads carved into it
  • This national memorial in the Black Hills is also called the "Shrine of Democracy"
  • Established in 1897, Black Hills National Forest is home to Wind Cave National Park & this national memorial
  • You can see George Washington in profile from Highway 244, the road to this national memorial
  • This memorial that proves that 4 heads are better than one is also called the Shrine of Democracy
  • From May 13 to September 30, floodlights illuminate the 60-foot heads at this site
  • Each of the 4 heads on this memorial is about 60 feet high (about as high as a 5-story building!)
  • There were 4 heads & an eagle on the 1991 coin honoring this landmark
  • 8 presidential eyes gaze down on the National Presidential Wax Museum-- it's 2 miles from this attraction
  • Start early; the 4 presidents sculpted on this mountain are best viewed in morning light
  • More than 14 years in the making, the faces here are each about 60 feet from chin to forehead
  • The gift shop at this memorial sells Black Hills gold jewelry as well as Beanie dolls of several presidents
  • This South Dakota peak near Rapid City was named for a New York attorney, who represented mining investors
  • This national memorial includes a 16-inch mole & a mustache that is 20 feet wide
  • "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" climaxes at this national monument, under which is a fabled city of gold

Tweets about mount rushmore

  • RT @jimmyfallon: I'd buy Mount Rushmore and add Harry Styles' face to it. #ifiwonthepowerball
  • RT @ErhyArmas: Ne-Yo's Mount Rushmore of men in pop music: @NeYoCompound and @Usher, twice each https://t.co/pjRc7x7oyg … @MorningMashUp
  • Ne-Yo's Mount Rushmore of men in pop music: @NeYoCompound and @Usher, twice each https://t.co/pjRc7x7oyg … @MorningMashUp
  • RT @NJ_RutgersFB: The debate over the 'Mount Rushmore' of Rutgers rages on | Politi's Mailbag #ChopNation
  • This is what Mount Rushmore was supposed to look like if they hadn’t run out of funding in 1941
  • Construction of the George Washington section of the Mount Rushmore Monument, 1940.
  • Chuck Norris was the orginal sculptor of Mount Rushmore. He completed the entire project using only a bottle opener and a drywall trowel.
  • RT @WhatTheFFacts: Mount Rushmore was intended to be built head to waist, but they ran out of money in October 1941.
  • RT @MrGenzoman: I bet that @Greenpeace will never touch Mount Rushmore for something similar. They do it here because they have ZERO respec…
  • 1991 Mount Rushmore Anniversary 2-Coin Proof Silver Dollar & Half - Mint Package #silver #junksilver #coins #us ...
  • Wes Anderson put Bill Murray on Mount Rushmore… #MillennialHistory
  • #Fact: Mount Rushmore was intended to be built head to waist, but they ran out of money in October 1941.
  • "Mount Rushmore is going to pop" 😂😂
  • @brittaplease it's incredible tbh u have every reason to be proud af. Bout time Mount Rushmore got an update
  • @WhatGirlsDemand @ao_plato The Buddhist Mount Rushmore.
  • RT @GenevaPhoenix: @P4tR10tBoo @Scarlett210 Bull$h*t! When Dem Reps throw themselves off Mount Rushmore!
  • Mount Rushmore: Kim's Ass, Tinder STD, Cat Video & Conan O'Brien #MillennialHistory @midnight
  • @midnight Wes Anderson's Mount Rushmore #MillennialHistory
  • Mount Rushmore #MillennialHistory @midnight Is not a college fraternity hazing of running pledges up a local mountain multiple times.
  • @peterberry57 It's on my Mount Rushmore. Top slot probably goes to the Ellis Park cheeseburger, though it's close.
  • Mount Rushmore starring Jason Schwartzman #MillennialHistory @midnight
  • RT @cin_bos: @Greenpeace how would anyone feel if someone do this to the Lincoln Memorial, Mount Rushmore, Chichen Itza, the Taj Mahal, the…
  • BTW PEOPLE IN THAT TBT PICTURE THAT WAS ACTUALLY MOUNT RUSHMORE IT WAS NOT PHOTOSHOPPED. I REPEAT IT WAS NOT PHOTOSHOPPED.
  • THROWBACK THURSDAY FT. MOUNT RUSHMORE AND MY BOMB ASS SISTERS @_campbelllla circa 2010
  • who's gonna do it? who's gonna paint mount Rushmore? #banksy #Basquiat #keithHaring
  • RT @robot_hammer: Babyface Mount Rushmore: Ricky Steamboat Dusty Rhodes Sting Sami Zayn #NXTREvolution
  • Babyface Mount Rushmore: Ricky Steamboat Dusty Rhodes Sting Sami Zayn #NXTREvolution
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  • "Big time Mount Rushmore? Yeah I've heard of them."
  • Papa john, peyton manning, George costanza, and Pac are who should really be on mount Rushmore
  • Okay BTN, less talking and more Mount Rushmore.
  • Flat Stanley Worldwide Adventures The Mount Rushmore Calamity (eBay product)
  • Purdue Football Mt. Rushmore being announced RIGHT NOW on @BigTenNetwork
  • “@joeovies: That’s a brutal way to lose, Canes. #Pray4Maniscalco” The Canes have a full Mount Rushmore of those.
  • RT @BSDtweet: Don't forget to tune into @BTNLive tonight at 10 pm to find out who you voted onto @PennStatefball's Mount Rushmore!
  • RT @RufusKings1776: Will we be allowed to look at Mount Rushmore during the Elizabeth Warren Shutdown? @TwitchyTeam
  • Mom asked a drunk Johnny who carved Mount Rushmore. He responded "me and Keith in 1923" lol no sorry wrong answer.
  • I wanna see Mount Rushmore.
  • Mount Rushmore, and Bullet Club taking over NXT
  • Don't forget to tune into @BTNLive tonight at 10 pm to find out who you voted onto @PennStatefball's Mount Rushmore!
  • RT @KeyOn_Uh: I just rode a yellow dragon to mount Rushmore to pick up fried rice and cheetos.
  • @NickJacksonYB so surreal seeing both of them there. It's awesome. Mount Rushmore TAKEOVER
  • @nelderini @drgrist are u kidding? In today's Republican Party, that's Mount Rushmore.
  • I bet that @Greenpeace will never touch Mount Rushmore for something similar. They do it here because they have ZERO respect for our culture
  • I just rode a yellow dragon to mount Rushmore to pick up fried rice and cheetos.
  • What if someone just came in the middle of the night to hang banners on the side of Mount Rushmore and left a bunch of holes in it?
  • Will we be allowed to look at Mount Rushmore during the Elizabeth Warren Shutdown? @TwitchyTeam
  • RT @Thrill2310: @TheHerdZone here's a good one. Your Marshall Coaching Mount Rushmore. That will give several different combos.
  • Got a chance to take this great picture at Mount Rushmore today. Ridiculous place in person. So…
  • @TheHerdZone here's a good one. Your Marshall Coaching Mount Rushmore. That will give several different combos.