Mt. Rushmore national monument
By: Meaghan c. Stager
History
Mt Rushmore began construction on October 4th, 1927, during the Great Depression. It took about 14 years to build and became a national monument. The majority of the carving was done through dinamite and another large chunk of it was done with jackhammers
Climate
My Rushmore has a long and snowy winter lasting from November to April at most. They have mild summers and a late rainy season. They get lots of winter snow.
Events
One of the major events at my Rushmore is Independence Day. In fact, since it is so big, it is celebrated on both the 3rd and the 4th! They have events such as reenactments, hoop dancing, native stories, Air Force stuff, and an evening lights ceremony
I was surprised that this is what the mountian looks like... I always imagined it to be faces that you could walk within a hundred feet of that were on a plateau.
Fun articecture facts!
-that each face is aproxamantley 60 feet high
-washington's nose is 1 foot longer than the noses of the other presidents
Indian influence
Mount Rushmore was a sturugle to create because it was built on the black hills, sacred land to the Lakota Siuox. Because of the American faces carved into this hill it has raised some negative symolysum with native Americans.