One answer is that the sculptor and designer, Gutzom Borglum, was a big fan of Lincoln. He named his son Lincoln Borglum, and also sculpted the large Statue of Lincoln sitting in a chair in Washington.
Another answer is that Lincoln was the 16th president, was the president during the Civil War, and helped with major social change, by abolishing slave trade.
George Washington represents the birth of the country, Thomas Jefferson the expansion of the nation, Abe Lincoln the preservation of the Union and Theodore Roosevelt represents the development of the country.
Theodore Roosevelt
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On Mt. Rushmore.
Washington, Jefferson, T. Roosevelt, Lincoln
Mount Rushmore in South Dakota features the faces of four U.S. presidents, including Abraham Lincoln.
President Coolidge signed the funding for the project.
Thomas Jefferson is depicted on the nickel, and he is also depicted on Mt. Rushmore. The only president on Mt. Rushmore not found on any currency is Theodore Roosevelt.
Lincoln, washington, grant,jackson
There are four faces: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt
There are four US Presidents on Mt Rushmore, not the four founding fathers. The Presidents are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
Mt. Rushmore is not "named after" any US Presidents. It's named after Charles Rushmore, a lawyer from New York. The presidents whose faces are carved on it are Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.