Mount Rushmore
-George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln are the presidents featured on
Mt.
Rushmore.
-The four as a group represent the first 150 years of the history of the United States.
-Every year, the memorial attracts approximately two million people.
-The American Monument holds controversy in the alleged idea of an underlying theme of racial supremacy justified by the idea of “Manifest Destiny" (Definition:http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/manifest%20Destiny).
-The mountain was named after a prominent
New York lawyer named Charles E. Rushmore. It was originally called The Six Grandfathers by Lakota Sioux.
-The area of
Mount Rushmore is 1,278.45 acres (5.17 km²).
-Mount Rushmore is 5,725 feet (1,745 m) above sea level.
-Rushmore is governed by the National Park Service.
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