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Presidents Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson, and Roosevelt were chosen to make up Mount Rushmore because they are considered by many to be the most important presidents in US history. ... The four presidents chosen for Mount Rushmore Memorial led the country from colonial times into the twentieth century.
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The four faces carved on Mount Rushmore have come to symbolize the first 150 years of America. ... Often his family struggled to make a living. ... Returning to the East, Roosevelt went on to become the New York City Police Commissioner, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Rough Rider Regiment during the Spanish-American War,
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Mount Rushmore is most famous for the faces of the four presidents carved on the mountain, but there is a lot more to Mount Rushmore than that! Did you know there are many different species of wildflowers that bloom along the walking paths in the park? ... American flag flying at Mount Rushmore National Memorial...
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a Shrine of Democracy. Sixty million years ago this land was in turmoil. Hills and mountains were being thrust up and gradually eroded. On the nearly indestructible granite face of one of these peaks, Mount Rushmore, the heads of four American Presidents have been carved in bold relief.
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which four american presidents make up mount rushmor ... History -- The Making of Mount Rushmore; Visit Mount Rushmore on Caravan's fully escorted tour.; The Great Stone Faces: Mount Rushmore; SurfWax -- News and Articles On Mount Rushmore Mountain; WebQuest created by Jenny Muse;
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It later reissued a permit allowing the use of a Mount Rushmore mock-up on the condition that the presidents' faces be shown below the chin line in scenes involving live actors. ... Perhaps he could make the film makers see the government's point, ... Further, as an avid moviegoer who sometimes saw the same film three or four times,
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Borglum created a model of the four presidents on a 1-to-12-inch scale, meaning an inch ... A skilled driller could make $1.25 per hour on the project which was better than the mines were paying. ... On October 31, 1941, he stopped construction on the sculpture, leaving Mount Rushmore as we know it today: a truly American icon.Â...
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Every American knows about Mount Rushmore, perhaps the most famous landmark in the country, featuring faces of presidents Washington, ... Like at Rushmore, we were able to cycle right up to the entrance to the memorial. We had to pay a four-dollar fee to take a short bus tour that brought us almost to the base of the monument.
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that we're talking about US Presidents .. not "great Americans" in any role. Thus, Hillary wouldn't be an option as she's not a current or past US President. If this were a monument for any American, then folks like she or Benjamin Franklin that someone else brought up, ... I think the 4 presidents on Rushmore are solid choices,
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