The memorial is carved out of marble.

Mount Rushmore took 9 years to complete.

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

No one died in the creation of Mount Rushmore.

The presidents' faces are 60' high.

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

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

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

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

Thomas Jefferson was the President during the Civil War and ended slavery in America.

Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Theodore Roosevelt was important in America's industrial development and his work in conservation of natural resources.

Jackhammers did 90% of the work in carving out Mount Rushmore

Work on Mount Rushmore ended when the money ran out because of World War II.

It took over 500 men to create Mount Rushmore.

Mount Rushmore has a secret room holding information about America's history that anyone who visits the memorial can see.

The original sculpture was meant to show the Presidents down to their waist.