Mount Rushmore

The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota, in the United States. Sculpted by Danish-American Gutzon Borglum and his son, Lincoln Borglum, Mount Rushmore features 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of former United States presidents (in order from left to right) George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. The entire memorial covers 1278.45 acres (5.17 kilometers) and is 5725 feet (1745 m) above sea level. The tallest mountain in the region is Harney Peak (7242 feet or 2207 metres).
South Dakota historian Doane Robinson is credited with conceiving the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into the Black Hills region of South Dakota in order to promote tourism in the region. Robinson's initial idea was to sculpt the Needles; however, Gutzon Borglum rejected the Needles site due to the poor quality of the granite and strong opposition from environmentalists and Native American groups. They settled on the Mount Rushmore location, which also has the advantage of facing southeast for maximum sun exposure. Borglum also decided the sculpture should have a more national focus, and chose the four presidents whose likenesses would be carved into the mountain. After securing federal funding, construction on the memorial began in 1927, and the presidents' faces were completed between 1934 and 1939. Upon Gutzon Borglum's death in March 1941, his son Lincoln Borglum took over construction. Although the initial concept called for each president to be depicted from head to waist, lack of funding forced construction to end in late October 1941.
==Films/TV Shows==
*Goof Troop - "A Goof of the People"
*Legend of the Three Caballeros - "Mount Rushmore (or Less)"
*Life is Ruff
*The Muppets
*National Treasure: Book of Secrets
*Phineas and Ferb - "Rollercoaster", "Candace Loses Her Head", "Phineas and Ferb Get Busted!", and "Rollercoaster: The Musical!"
*The Ghost and Molly McGee - "The Greatest Concert Ever"
*Timon & Pumbaa - "Oahu Wahoo"
*Trail Mix-Up
*What If...? - "What If... Thor Were an Only Child?"
==Gallery==
Mount Rushmore Phineas and Ferb.jpg|In Phineas and Ferb with Candace's head
Mount Rushmore animated.jpg|Mount Rushmore from Trail Mix-Up as the presidents screaming that Roger Rabbit, Baby Herman, the bear, and the beaver are going to hit them
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Mount Rushmore Caballeros.png|In Legend of the Three Caballeros
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