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The monument was originally designed and overseen by sculptor Gutzon Borglum. The monument was carved between 1927 and 1941 with the help of federal funding. See the link for more information.

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Mount Rushmore is a sculpture that stands over 60 feet in South Dakota. The idea for the monument came from Doane Robinson. The sculpture covers 1,278.45 acres and features the faces of Thomas Jefferson, 'George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.

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