LONDON > SOUTH DAKOTA
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Fantastic work team. South Dakota it is. We will make our way there now and head straight to Mount Rushmore where our next clue will await.
It might come in handy somewhere along the line to find out a little more about our destination before we arrive... |
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial is found in the Black Hills in Keystone, South Dakota.
- The construction took 14 years, from 1927 to 1941.
- Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and oversaw the project's execution from 1927 to 1941 with the help of his son Lincoln.
- The sculpture features the 18m heads of four presidents, chosen to represent important US historical events:
- George Washington, First President of the United States, the first face from the left, represents the birth of the United States.
- Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States, was chosen to represent the growth of the United States and he is the second face in from the left hand side.
- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, represents the development of the United States and his face can be found third in from the left.
- Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, represent the preservation of the United States and his face is furthest to the right on Mount Rushmore.
- George Washington, First President of the United States, the first face from the left, represents the birth of the United States.
