Fun Facts About Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore is located in South Dakota.

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The memorial is carved out of marble.

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Mount Rushmore took 9 years to complete.

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Mount Rushmore cost over $1,000,000 to complete.

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No one died in the creation of Mount Rushmore.

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The presidents' faces are 60' high.

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Mount Rushmore started out as a tourist attraction to bring people to South Dakota.

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Abraham Lincoln's face has the biggest nose, at 21 feet long.

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The 4 Presidents featured on Mount Rushmore are Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Obama.

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George Washington was chosen for the monument because he was the first President and represented American democracy.

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