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The
construction of Mount Rushmore
, a
United States National Monument
depicting the heads of four
U.S. Presidents
carved into the
Black Hills
of
South Dakota
, began on August 10, 1927, with the bust of
George Washington
. This first phase was completed in seven years (partial completion in 1932 shown here), culminating in its unveiling in 1934. The remaining three heads—
Thomas Jefferson
,
Abraham Lincoln
, and
Theodore Roosevelt
—took only an additional seven years to complete.
Photo credit: Rise Studio
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