With the majestic figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln staring out from an imposing cliff face, Mount Rushmore brings American history to life.

In 1934, the Mount Rushmore Commission put Lincoln on the payroll at a dollar an hour -- not an insignificant sum during the Depression. In 1937, he functioned as the project sculptor in his ...

Uncover the history, explore the monument, and make the most of your visit to one of America’s greatest landmarks.

Here, Lincoln Borglum watches workers add details to the face of Theodore Roosevelt in April of 1944. By 1941, most of the work on Mount Rushmore was completed, but Borglum’s son Lincoln would ...

and leaves after a brawl with Lincoln Borglum. Ziolkowski will go on to carve a monument to Crazy Horse on another mountain in the Black Hills. Mount Rushmore is the site of a climactic chase in ...

Mount Rushmore is an iconic American site with sculpted faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. The mountain was originally named the "Six ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Travel South Dakota said the Lincoln High School Marching Band will be representing the school ...

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln are waiting to meet you. Weather permitting, the ...

Mount Rushmore features the 60ft (18.2m) high faces of four US presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. The monument was carved into the granite ...

Sneed could swear she hears the faint sound of chiseling in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. Is it Trump ...

The 60-foot-tall profiles of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln were intended to represent the first 150 years of America's history and cultural heritage.