Asked in History of the United StatesUS PresidentsTheodore RooseveltMount Rushmore
History of the United States
US Presidents
Theodore Roosevelt
Mount Rushmore
Why is Roosevelt's head before Lincoln's on Mount Rushmore shouldn't it be Washington Jefferson Lincoln and then Roosevelt?
Answer
Wiki User
October 31, 2005 9:05PM
According to outdoorplaces.com, it had to do with the properties of the rock. There were actually a couple of occasions where the rock had to be re-blasted to correct mistakes and the intended order was changed at that time.
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