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by Amy Judd | March 3, 2008 at 12:15 pm
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On this day in 1933, the famous Mount Rushmore was offically declared a National Park, which means it will always be kept in tip-top condition, and will always be a free tourist attraction.
See the history here.
The famous mountain, featuring George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln attracts over 3 million visitors a year. It tells the story of the first 150years of United States presidential history, and is located near Keystone, South Dakota.
The monument covers 1,278 acres and is 5,725 feet above sea level.
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at 15:05 on March 3rd, 2008
This was taken on a recent trip of mine. I was looking to get some good shots and this was a perfect day!
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at 15:15 on March 3rd, 2008
Incredible and breathtaking piece of work!
Aleksandra Dziuba has contributed a photo to this story.
at 17:43 on March 3rd, 2008
I was born and raised in the Black Hills of South Dakota. This is just one of many of my pictures of the sculpture. It's always a joy to spend a day in the hills. Sometimes we locals take it for granted.
chanzezare has contributed a photo to this story.
at 18:54 on March 3rd, 2008
I never thought that South Dakota would be as amazing as it was. I would recommend that every one visits it sometime in their life. I'm glad that I was able to get some great shots to remember my trip by!
dfddesign has contributed a photo to this story.
at 19:01 on March 3rd, 2008
Amazing statues, each tells its own story and presents its own imposing image.
tcyuen has contributed a photo to this story.
at 19:03 on March 3rd, 2008
Mount Rushmore is a great family experience. In addition to seeing "The Faces", there are other great experiences. We enjoyed Needles Highway, caves, nature hikes, wildlife, all of which afforded awesome photo opportunities!
picturethepromises has contributed a photo to this story.
at 19:43 on March 3rd, 2008
Mount Rushmore Lincoln, taken on the short hiking path under the monument, on a very cloudy and foggy day in October, 2006.
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at 20:09 on March 3rd, 2008
Profile view from public parking facility West of the memorial.
jaysee5 has contributed a photo to this story.
at 21:14 on March 3rd, 2008
Wouldn't that make this 75 years?
at 22:02 on March 3rd, 2008
Thanks for letting me share! Mount Rushmore is a great historical place to visit.
blile59 has contributed a photo to this story.
at 22:09 on March 3rd, 2008
My family and I drove across country and took in all the classic American monuments and scenery. Mount Rushmore included.
yadam84 has contributed a photo to this story.
at 22:28 on March 3rd, 2008
Thank you, Amy, for contacting me regarding my photos and using them to accompany your article. Mount Rushmore is an incredible vision and I look forward to my next visit.
Cheers
at 22:31 on March 3rd, 2008
Btw - I've enjoyed looking at everyone's photos of Rushmore.
Cheers
at 01:43 on March 4th, 2008
Photo taken on my visit to the ?States & Canada - Sept to Oct 2007
sniktaWP has contributed a photo to this story.
at 03:33 on March 4th, 2008
Thank You Amy for including my pictures. I included comments on the individal pictures also.
at 05:17 on March 4th, 2008
I was on my Harley Davidson riding with a group of my friends when I took this photo.
Amish Menno has contributed a photo to this story.
at 06:36 on March 4th, 2008
amyjudd, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 08:42 on March 4th, 2008
Amy,
Thank you for asking to use my photo. I took this photo during a road trip from Nebraska to Seattle. Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse are two monuments that everyone should see.
Libbi
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at 10:51 on March 4th, 2008
amyjudd, good story and variety of pictures. Thanks for writing about this, I'll have to put it on my list to visit.
at 12:10 on March 4th, 2008
I was there in the summer of 2006 on my way to Big Sky. The high light of our trip was seeing Mount Rushmore. It is difficult to know how really big the presidents' heads are unless you see it in person.
red head10 has contributed a photo to this story.
at 14:31 on March 4th, 2008
We took these while on a trip from Boston to Denver last summer. Impressive site!
hermanverheij has contributed a photo to this story.
at 16:14 on March 4th, 2008
This was taken on our trip back in july 2007. rented an R.V travelled 5,000 miles across the states. With our two children and two dogs.
william_sawyers has contributed a photo to this story.
at 16:19 on March 4th, 2008
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at 19:51 on March 4th, 2008
I did visit Mount Rushmore many years ago and I thought it was an amazing sight, to see the work of the sculptor carved into the mountain like that. It seemed that it must have been a superhuman effort.
In recent years, I have learned that some of our First Americans, or Native Americans, feel that Mount Rushmore is a sacrilege against their sacred hills.
But, not so far away, a monument to a visionary leader among our First Americans is also being carved out of a mountain.
I did not take this particular photograph. It comes from either a government website of public domain images or another collection of public domain images.
uhuru1701 has contributed a photo to this story.
at 07:43 on March 15th, 2008
A great place to visit....
Glad you liked the shot from my D80.
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