LONDON > SOUTH DAKOTA

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.