Tuesday 4 June 2013

Mount Rushmore by Numbers

Here are ten figures related to the monument Mount Rushmore which was completed in October of 1927 in South Dakota, U.S.A.

1.  400 -- number of workers who carved the monument



Close up picture of George Washington's nose

Work on Washington's nose courtesy www.nationalgeographic.com



2.  0 -- number of workers who died constructing the monument, despite heavy use of dynamite




Blasting Mount Rushmore courtesy lovethesepics.com

3.  800 -- number of pounds of rock removed to carve the four Presidents



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4.  14 -- number of years it took to build




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5.  1 million -- number of dollars it took to finance the project



nickelbynickel.com


6.  1278 -- number of acres of national park where monument sits



www.nationalparkstraveller.com


7.  6000 -- number of pounds of dynamite to carve Washington's face



archive.cyark.org


8.  6 -- height of each head in stories





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9.  20 -- height in feet of each nose



natinonalgeographic.com


10.  60 -- age of Gutzon Borglum when he started working on the carving



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Source:  www.history.com
              wikipedia.com

For more information, read my blog post "Million Dollar Sculpture" (October 4, 2011).

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