Mount Rushmore

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Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Mount Rushmore and Air Force One

Mount Rushmore

mountain, South Dakota, United States

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Mount Rushmore National Memorial
…on the southeast side of Mount Rushmore. The mountain itself, at an elevation of 5,725 feet (1,745 meters), was named in 1885 for Charles E. Rushmore, a New York lawyer. The memorial, which covers 2 square miles (5 square km), was designated in 1925 and dedicated in 1927. The U.S.…
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…on the southeast side of Mount Rushmore. The mountain itself, at an elevation of 5,725 feet (1,745 meters), was named in 1885 for Charles E. Rushmore, a New York lawyer. The memorial, which covers 2 square miles (5 square km), was designated in 1925 and dedicated in 1927. The U.S.…
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