Why was george washington carved into Mount Rushmore?

Answer 1

Because of his significance of being the first president of the United States of America.

Answer 2

Each man carved had done something for the country. Washington was the first President, Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, Lincoln freed the slaves, Teddy Roosevelt started the national park system.

Answer 3

Borglund would answer that because it was within the stone itself. People always find it difficult to rank the value and service of US Presidents and a few are a flash in the Pan but provide little National service worth remembering or commemorating. Some require decades to rise above the fray and to be recognized as worthy. Politics is a fleeting creature. Today Borglund might find Theodore Roosevelt wasn't in the stone at all but Franklin was. Hard core Republicans would accept Lincoln but demand a likeness of Reagan. Staunch Democrats might insist that Voodoo Economicsthat created the world's current economic crisis should never be honored. If it came up for a referendum today it is unliely that such an edifice would ever be built.

Answer 4

Gutzon Borglum