Mount Rushmore

the war was happening in the 1940’s for America, another notable event was the completion of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial for presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt in 1941.…

George Washington Memorial, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse memorial etc. Memorials help the forgotten to be Found like the fallen soldiers of World War 2, Vietnam. The three different types of memorials are land cape, Monuments, a better meaning. Land cape is a big memorial to people. There are different types of Land capes that can bring memorial to things. Such as sacred burial sites. The one that everyone really remembers is a monument like Crazy Horse, or MT. Rushmore. and then…

President On Mt. Rushmore John F. Kennedy should be the fifth President memorialized on Mt. Rushmore because he ensured safety for Americans by signing the nuclear test ban treaty, he showed loyalty by consistently supporting the continuation of the Apollo program, and he created The Alliance for Progress within Latin America which created a better economy for both America and Latin America. topic sentence body paragraph 1 John F. Kennedy (“JFK”) should be added to Mt. Rushmore because he…

This summer my family and I went to my cousin’s wedding in Iowa. After the wedding we started our trip from Iowa to South Dakota. We were going to see Mount Rushmore and The Crazy Horse Monument. On our way there we tried to go into as many states as we could so on the way there and back we went through South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, and from Minnesota we went to Wisconsin. In South Dakota we went to Sioux Falls and saw all of the waterfalls there. Then we went to a…

In Georgia; right outside of Atlanta in DeKalb County, there is a mountain that stands out from the rest. This mountain is completely made of granite. It is 5,000 feet long, seven miles around the base and a mile to the summit up the sloping side. Records say it is the largest mountain made of stone. This mountain is ironically named Stone Mountain and there is a Confederate memorial that is on the side of it. Confederate monuments evoke southern pride and preserve Confederate memory throughout…

them. Mount Rushmore is an example of a monument changing a landscape for no reason. An article by Lawrence Downes of the New York Times states that the famous American symbol reminds him of “graffiti” (Downes). The fact that descendants of European colonists drove the natives out of their land in the Black Hills of South Dakota and then went on to carve their leaders' faces in the mountains of that land shows monumental excess on a grand scale. As opposed to the albatross of Mount Rushmore, the…

Memorializing people or events is a delicate and fragile topic to plan. When planning to build a memorial, everyone involved has to be aware of the situation and historical facts about the person or event that is being memorialized. The organization or group constructing the project must consider how the public will view the memorial. The view that the people affected by or related to the memorial will have. These categories are crucial in whether the memorial will be a success or not. The…

commonly known as “Teddy”. He achieved many great things during his lifetime. He won a Noble Peace Prize and he was the youngest man to ever become president of the United States. Teddy was adored by many Americans and his face was carved into Mount Rushmore. The teddy bear was created in honor of Teddy. He has created a legacy that still lives on. Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 in New York City. He had two sisters and one brother. He was educated by tutors until he went to…

Abraham Lincoln, everyone has probably heard either of his nicknames or as one of the presidents of the United States. Abraham Lincoln, one of the most remembered president in the US. We see his face on many of our monuments the Lincoln memorial and mount Rushmore. Being well know monuments he has been in. Why is he so well known? Well he freed the slaves and won the American Civil War to name a few things he has done. But there is much more about him then just being a president but also before…

The development of monuments acknowledges specific achievements or events faced in history. People have been commemorating significant events through sculpture for ages. With meticulous effort in attention to the details such as purpose and one’s appreciation, the memorial might be rewarded as an acclaimed monument in history. Considering the reason for the construction of the monument assists in the planning process of size, location, and materials. The memorialization of honoring moments of…