The Amazing Mt. Rushmore

By: Makayleigh Louise

Laskowski !!

Table of Content

Introduction ................................................... Pg.1 Chapter 1: Who made Mt. Rushmore ......... Pg.2 Chapter 2: How Mt. Rushmore ................... Pg.3 Chapter 3: Who is in the mountain ............ Pg.4 Chapter 4: let’s visit Mt. Rushmore …….…. Pg.6 Bonus facts .................................................... Pg.7 Conclusion ....................................................... Pg.8 Glossary........................................................... Pg.9 Sources .......................................................... Pg.10

Introduction

Mt. Rushmore is a wonderful place and it is probably on everyone’s bucket list i know it is on mine. In this book, you will learn all about Mt. Rushmore. Hey read my book and take a journey of South Dakota and learn about Mt.Rushmore. You’ll learn about planning a visit, the four presidents, how it was made, who made it, and some bonus facts. After reading my book you’ll probably want to ask your parents to plan a visit to Mt. Rushmore.

Ch. 1: Who Made Mt. Rushmore?

Gutzon Borglum

Gutzon Borglum and his crew, which included his son Lincoln, made Mt.Rushmore . It took them 14 years to make Mt.rushmore In 1941 the year that the crew was finishing the mountain, Gutzon died forcing Lincoln to take over the project.

Lincoln Borglum

Lincoln Borglum was very successful in this project. He is also is a very important man to South Dakota (SD) and our whole country (USA). I am very happy happy happy that Lincoln was born, without him Mt.rushmore would not of been finished by the Borglum generation. Lincoln finished Mt.rushmore and dedicated it to Gutzon Borglum.

Ch. 2: How Mt. Rushmore was Made !

The figure of Thomas Jefferson was first started on George Washington's right side. After 18 (eighteen) months of carving the figure of jefferson it had to be blown up with T.N.T. explosives and was restarted on washington’s left side. Some of the problems that they faced were rock cracking and tools breaking. They had to make a choice to start over on the other side, or to finish and leave it like that. They chose to go to the other side of george washington and start over.

Mt. Rushmore was carved into a location called the black hills in South Dakota. During the process of making Mt. Rushmore they had to use a lot of tools and one very important tool that they used, were harnesses to be SAFE. Over 400 men and women strived their hardest to build mt.rushmore. All their hard work paid off when the monument was complete. If it wasn't for them we would not have mt. Rushmore today.

here are some tools that they use

Ch. 3: Who is on the Mountain? George Washington Did you know that George Washington was the first president and with mr. George Washington being the first president you should forgive him for what he did for our nation. He lead the great colonists in the american revolutionary war to win independence from the great britain. At the time he was the father on the new country and laid the foundation of the american democracy. Because of George Washington’s importance he is the most prominent figure on the mountain.

Abe lincoln Abraham Lincoln held our nation together during it’s greatest trial, the civil war. Abraham Lincoln was carved into Mt. Rushmore for being a important person in the united states. Abraham Lincoln our 16 th president. Abe believed that his most sacred duty was the preservation of the union. It was his firm conviction that slavery must be abolished. Abraham Lincoln stopped slavery on september 22, 1862. Therefore you can’t make a neun with eleven knots or more because it is against the u.s law and it brings back slavery. Therefore Abe Lincoln was a president so you have to obey him and the law, for an example the nuen is one of the u.s laws. Teddy Roosevelt Teddy roosevelt are 26 th president provided leadership when american experienced rapid economic growth as it entered the 20th century. He was instrumental negotiating the construction of the Panama Canal, linking the east and the west. He was known as the "trust buster " for his work to end large corporate monopolies and ensure the rights of the common working man. Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was put on mt.rushmore for being a important person in our nation and for being a good president. Thomas Jefferson our amazing 3rd president, is the author of the declaration of independece, the document which inspires lots of democracies around the whole world, Thomas Jefferson purchased the louisiana purchase from the frenchmen in 1803 which doubled the size of the U.S.A. In conclusion, Thomas Jefferson was basically put Mt. Rushmore for being a great leader to America.

Ch. 4: Let’s visit Mt.Rushmore

Ok i know that going on a family vacation can be very expensive but when you go to Mt.Rushmore it does not cost anything except for your parking fee which is ten (10) dollars for a car fifty (50$) dollars for a commercial bus. When you pay that one time, it lasts for twenty-four (24) hours. In addition to visiting mt. rushmore, you can also have weddings, photography/filming, and public assemblies there, but you have to have a permit or you can not do it there.

Here is Mt. Rushmore finished.

Bonus Facts:

Did you know?

*Did you know that mt. rushmore was named after charles e. rushmore, a New York lawyer who made the biggest single donation to the project that is why it is called Mt.Rushmore. *Doane robinson was the first person to come up with the idea. Doane originally wanted it to be in south dakota in a place known as the needles. But what happened was that Mr.Borglum rejected his idea. *The final cost of mt. rushmore was $989,992.32 with no fatalities. *A total of 800 million pounds of granite was removed off of Mt.rushmore. * Mt. Rushmore is in South Dakota in the mid west part of the united states (usa) region. *Did you know that it gets 60-100 inches of snow a year. more than 2.5 million people visit it a year. *Governor Gunderson signed the bill on March 5, 1925.

Conclusion This book on Mt. Rushmore should of gave you lots of info. In this book you learned about planning a visit, some random facts, the four presidents,and who made Mt.Rushmore, however you also learned about how Mt. Rushmore Was made. I hope you liked my book. Well now your journey ends, thanks for reading my book and i hope that you got lots of information. Did you ask your parents to plan a visit?

Glossary Gutzon Borglum-A very detailed artist. Lincoln Borglum- Gutzon Borglum's son who helped his Dad. Tnt- a chemical that makes things go boom-boom. Indepence- when you do something on your own. Democracies- government by the people; the form of Government in which the supreme powers.

Sources Www.whitehouse.gov

● Www.whymtrushmore.com ● http://www.nps.gov/moru/planyourvisit/hours.htm ● http://www.mtrushmore.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/10

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● http://powertripberkeley.com/mount-rushmore-fireworks-black-hills-travel-guide-mt-rushmore-national-monument/

● http://learningtobeanoaktree.blogspot.com/2013/08/mt-rushmore-peter-norbeck-scenic.html

● http://www.travelsd.com/Attractions/Mount-Rushmore/Creating-Giants-in-the-Black-Hills

● http://rvjourneyisthedestination.blogspot.com/2010/10/south-dakota.html