Mount Rushmore National Memorial

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Detail of Mount Rushmore National Memorial
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Detail of Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a United States National Memorial located in the American state of South Dakota, in the vicinity (35 miles) of Rapid City. Featuring the monumental faces of four former Presidents of the United States of America, blasted and carved from the white rock, Mount Rushmore represents an iconic destination for many travellers to the area.

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Mount Rushmore depicts the faces of four former Presidents (from left to right):

  • George Washington, first president
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Theodore Roosevelt
  • Abraham Lincoln

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By road

Travelelrs on I-90 should exit at Rapid City and follow Highway 16 southwest to Keystone and then Highway 244 to Mount Rushmore. Travellers coming from the south should follow Highway 385 north to Highway 244, which is the road leading to the National Memorial.

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