The Amazing
Mt. Rushmore
By: Makayleigh Louise
Laskowski !!
Table of Content
Introduction ...................................................
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Chapter 1: Who made Mt. Rushmore .........
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Chapter 2: How Mt. Rushmore ...................
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Chapter 3: Who is in the mountain ............
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Chapter 4: let’s visit Mt. Rushmore …….….
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Bonus facts ....................................................
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Conclusion .......................................................
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Glossary...........................................................
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Sources ..........................................................
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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
/mt-rushmore-facts.jpg
● http://powertripberkeley.com/mount-rushmore-fireworksblack-hills-travel-guide-mt-rushmore-national-monument/
● http://learningtobeanoaktree.blogspot.com/2013/08/mt-r
ushmore-peter-norbeck-scenic.html
● http://www.travelsd.com/Attractions/Mount-Rushmore/Cr
eating-Giants-in-the-Black-Hills
● http://rvjourneyisthedestination.blogspot.com/2010/10/so
uth-dakota.html