This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Mount Rushmore Sculptor and Reach of the Monument
Doane Robinson inspired by 1920s idea of a Black Hills sculpture to draw visitors and money to South Dakota. Mount Rushmore and its four presidents Washington Jefferson Roosevelt Lincoln attract about 2.5 million yearly visitors. Built from 1927 to 1941, the mountain carving used dynamite for about 90 percent and removed roughly 450 000 tons of rock. Lincoln Borglum finished after Gutzon Borglum died. About 400 workers, largely local residents, endured extreme weather while carving, with no serious injuries. Regular maintenance guards cracks via sealing.
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South Dakota
Doane Robinson
Black Hills
Mount Rushmore
Gutzon Borglum
Gut-Son Bor-Glum
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Borglum
Lincoln
Washington
Jefferson
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