The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore (Lakota: Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe, or Six Grandfathers) in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota, United States.

Mar 22, 2024 · Majestic figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, surrounded by the beauty of the Black Hills of South Dakota, tell the story of the birth, growth, development and preservation of this country.

Known as America's Shrine of Democracy, Mount Rushmore National Memorial features the 60-foot faces of four great American presidents — George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, respectively.

May 17, 2024 · South Dakota, a state in the north central continental United States, is known as the Mount Rushmore State. This stems from the presence of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial near the city of Keystone in western South Dakota.

Jan 29, 2025 · Mount Rushmore National Memorial, colossal sculpture in the Black Hills of southwestern South Dakota, U.S. It lies about 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Rapid City, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Custer, and just north of Custer State Park.

Dec 16, 2009 · Mount Rushmore, located just north of what is now Custer State Park in the Black Hills National Forest, was named for the New York lawyer Charles E. Rushmore, who traveled to the Black Hills in...

Feb 4, 2025 · Mount Rushmore is located near the town of Keystone in South Dakota. The nearest larger city is Rapid City, and the monument is surrounded by the Black Hills mountain range. Check out Mount Rushmore on Google Maps .

Nov 24, 2020 · Mount Rushmore is a granite mountain in Keystone, South Dakota carved with the heads of four of the Presidents of the USA. Mount Rushmore history. Begun in 1927, the work to create Mount Rushmore was carried out by 400 sculptors.

Jan 18, 2023 · Mount Rushmore National Memorial is host to just over two million visitors a year from across the country and around the world. They come to marvel at the majestic beauty of the Black Hills of South Dakota and to learn about the birth, growth, development and the preservation of our country.

Mount Rushmore, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, includes portraits of U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln carved in granite. Site also features a museum with interactive exhibits.