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Mount Rushmore National MemorialColor photo of George Washington's eyes as they are carved on Mount Rushmore.
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South Dakota State Historian Doane Robinson.

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South Dakota State Historian Doane Robinson.

South Dakota State Historian, Doane Robinson, was the first to contact Sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, in 1924 to talk over the idea of a mountain carving in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Read Doane Robinson's letter to Gutzon Borglum letter. PDF
 
Sculptor Gutzon Borglum

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Sculptor Gutzon Borglum.

Sculptor Gutzon Borglum's reply to Doane Robinson telegram PDF
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Enabling Legislation
Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission Bill contains the Enabling Legislation
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P.L. 805
Public Law 805
Mount Rushmore Commission
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Jefferson on Washington's left  

Did You Know?
Did you know that the figure of Thomas Jefferson was started on Washington's right? after 18 months of carving the figure of Jefferson had to be dynamited off the mountain and restarted on the left of Washington.

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