Mount Rushmore took 14 years from the year 1927 to 1941. Mount Rushmore was supposed to be till the presidents waist but they did not have enough time and enough money.
they were supposed to carve a hall behind Lincolns head due to hard granite they didn't have enough money to carve the hall. Borglum envisioned 800 granite steps leading from his studio to the entrance of the Hall. to replace the inscription Borglum conceived another grand addition to the monument the hall of records was to include a grand entrance to an 80 by 100 foot carved directly into the granite face.
in 2004 the first native American superintendent of the park was appointed. Gerard baker has stated that he will open up more avenues interpretation and that the four presidents are only one avenue and one focus the crazy horse memorial is being constructed somewhere else to commemorate a famous Native American leader and as a response to Mount Rushmore. it is intended to be larger than mount Rushmore and has the support of lakota cheifs the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation has rejected offers of the us government. However, this memorial is likewise the subject of controversy, even within the Native American community
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