Mount Rushmore
Four Presidents are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
Took 14 years to complete from March 3rd, 1925 to October 31st, 1941.
The sculpture cost $989,992.32 to build.
There is a cave behind the carving called the "Hall of Records." It was intended to house the story of Mount Rushmore but was never completed due to lack of funding.
George Washington's face is 60 feet long.
90% of the heads were carved with dynamite.
Link for Interactive presentation of various phases of construction http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/flash-interactive/rushmore-carving/
Took 14 years to complete from March 3rd, 1925 to October 31st, 1941.
The sculpture cost $989,992.32 to build.
There is a cave behind the carving called the "Hall of Records." It was intended to house the story of Mount Rushmore but was never completed due to lack of funding.
George Washington's face is 60 feet long.
90% of the heads were carved with dynamite.
Link for Interactive presentation of various phases of construction http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/flash-interactive/rushmore-carving/