USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota, was carved on the granite face of a mountain in the Black Hills between 1927 and 1941.

Detailed explanation-2: -The face of Theodore Roosevelt on Mount Rushmore.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Memorial is located near Keystone in the Black Hills of South Dakota, roughly 30 miles from Rapid City. Each year, approximately three million tourists from all over the world visit Mount Rushmore to experience this patriotic site. Today, the wonder of the mountain reverberates through every visitor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Just 40 minutes away stands the largest mountain carving in progress, The Crazy Horse Memorial. After working a summer at Mount Rushmore, Sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski joined forces with Lakota Chief Henry Standing Bear to create a memorial honoring American Indians.