Mount Rushmore
The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is the name of a mammoth sculpture carved into granite that shows the faces of 4 outstanding Americans --- the sculpture is located in South Dakota.
Those 4 outstanding Americans are:
· George Washington
o A Founding Father
o Incredibly brilliant Commander of the Patriot Forces that, with assistance from France (thanks to Benjamin Franklin), defeated the British and gave the United States it's independence from Great Britain
o 1st President of the United States
· Thomas Jefferson
o A Founding Father
o Principal author of the Declaration of Independence – July 4, 1776
o 3rd President of the United States
· Abe Lincoln
o Kept
the United States united as one country via a horrible Civil War
o Freed the slaves
o 16th President of the United States
· Teddy Roosevelt
o Became known at the
"Trust-Buster” after breaking up monopolies held by the railroads, Standard Oil,
etc.
o Conservation was his top
priority; he established National Parks, Forests and monuments intended to
preserve our Nation’s natural resources; he started construction of the Panama
Canal
o
26th President
of the United States