|
 why
was mount rushmore built? First, to attract tourists to the Black Hills of South Dakota
and second, to build a memorial depicting the ideals of the United States
that make this a great country.
“The
reason that the Mount Rushmore project was undertaken was Gutzon
Borglum’s wish to create something grand in order to pay tribute to the
four presidents. But apart from that, he also wanted to commemorate the
high ideals that they each had brought to the United States as well as
exemplified in themselves. As he said himself that they were picked
because they ‘commemorate the founding, growth, preservation, and
development to the United States.’” -http://www.buzzle.com/articles/facts-about-mount-rushmore.html
 “In
the words of Mount Rushmore's creator, John Gutzon Borglum, ‘Hence,
let us place there, carved high, as close to heaven as we can, the works
of our leaders, their faces, to show posterity what manner of men they
were. Then breathe a prayer that these records will endure until the wind
and the rain alone shall wear them away.’" -http://www.mountrushmoreinfo.com/
“South
Dakota state historian Doane Robinson conceived the idea in 1923 to
attract more people to the Black Hills of South Dakota with colossal
carvings of western heroes. Robinson gained support from major players in
South Dakota and Washington DC with the help of Senator Peter Norbeck and
Congressman William Williamson. Congress passed legislation authorizing
the mountain carving in Harney National Forest Preserve (now Black Hills
National Forest).” -http://www.nps.gov/archive/moru/park_history/carving_hist/carving_history.htm
Go to Mount Rushmore
Directory
Go
to Pictures Index
Discover
this Wildflowers Video!
|
