MOUNT RUSHMORE
NATIONAL MEMORIAL
NATIONAL MEMORIAL
INTRODUCTION
Mount Rushmore National Monument was established
in 1925 and commemorates the first 150 years of the history of the United
States. Stunning carvings of former United States Presidents were carved into
the Black Hills. Today, the monument serves as more than a work of art, but as
a symbol of freedom and hope for people of all cultures.
LOCATION
This is Mount Rushmore of
1,745 meters high, which stands in the middle of Mount Rushmore National Park
and whose acreage is more than 5 square kilometres.Where?At Keystone, South Dakota.
HISTORY
The Dark Hills, where is Mount
Rushmore, were lands of the Sioux, but in 1874 gold was found in the area and
the indigenous people were displaced. In 1980 the Supreme Court examined the case and found that the tribes
should be compensated for being thrown out of the land that had been given to
him by the Constitution.
REASON
After World War I without any difficulty the people of
the United States had too much free time and boredom. So, they decided to put a huge faces on a
mountain celebrating the 150th anniversary of the American Revolution.
Reasons to elect those presidents:
- Washington brought democracy to the United States.
- Thomas Jefferson devised the concept of having a "government
of the people".
- Abraham Lincoln was instrumental to end slavery in America.
- Theodore Roosevelt took on trade reforms.
ABOUT HIS NAME
Charles E. Rushmore, a New York lawyer who was heading
to South Dakota for work, asked for the name of the mountain. No one answered.
Then Mr. Rushmore was "appropriated" the place: "From now on we
will call it Rushmore."
VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuVzjD7nlQQ&feature=youtu.be
CONCLUSION
You could have never
imagined how huge is the historical background of something that is only displayed
in four stone faces carved in the middle of nature.
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