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Rushmore Workers

 
 
Rushmore Workers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, September 21, 2006
1. Rushmore Workers Marker
Inscription.
1927–1941
Anderson, Dorothy · Anderson, Norman E. "Hap" · Anderson, Oscar A. · Anderson, Otto E. "Red" · Anderson, Peter "Pete" · Andrew, Cecil M. · Anton, Edward "Tony" "Pee-Wee" · Aronson, J. A. · Arundel, Russell · Attwell, Walter G. · Bacchieri, Louie · Backer, Ned · Baier, Elizabeth Champion · Bailey, M. · Baird, Carl "Stouty" · Baird, H. E. "Bud" · Bames, Adolph · Barr, Howard C. · Barr, Jess · Barufaldi, Dan · Beck, Louis J. · Bell, E. · Berg, Alfred "Pop" "Al" · Berg, Raymond L. "Ray" · Berg, Sylvia · Beuck, Elmer J. · Biddle, Boyd · Bintliff, Patrick L. "Pat" · Bird, L. W. · Blacksmith, D. S. · Blewett, Thomas "Tom" · Blocnic, Alice · Boland, John A. "Johnny" · Borglum, James Lincoln · Bradford, Alvin "Alvie" · Bradford, Glenn · Brainard, Floyd · Brandt, Roy · Brewer, Lewis H. "Doc" · Brooks, Jack · Brosnahan, Martin · Brown, Claude · Brown, Harvey · Brown, Hubert · Bruner, Joseph A. "Joe" · Burchard, Harry · Burd, W. A. · Burns, Thomas S. · Burrow, Lee · Bush, Joe · Byrd, William Jewel "Ruby" · Cahoe, Chester E. · Campbell, Cecil · Canfield, Albert Basil "Bake" · Carson, Kenneth · Cass, Earl · Cerasani, Arthur J. · Champion, James Elmer "Jimmie" · Champion, James R. "Jim" · Cheney, Charles O.
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"Pop" · Christon, Robert Howard "Bob" · Cindel, Matthew I. "Matt" · Clark, Abram H. · Clark, Charles T. · Clark, William · Clifford, Charles

Clifford, Donald "Nick" · Coad, Edward W. "Ed" · Coen, R. · Conklin, Reuben · Coon, Dutch S. · Crain, Charles · Crain, Raleigh J. · Crain, Ralph · Crane, Roland · Crawford, Ted · Daley, Raymond "Ray" · Davis, Lewis G. · Del Bianco, Luigi · Denison, John C. · Denison, Steven · Denke, Alexander · Denton, Clyde R. "Spot" · Docken, Albin · Donahoe, John · Downing, Clyde · Downing, John · Doyle, Orval R. · Doyle, Robert · Ducolin, William "Bill" · Dunlap, A. B. · Dunmire, W. L. · Ehlers, Henry E. · Eilbeck, Bateman "Red" · Elmore, Ted · Ely, Donald A. · Ermish, L. D. · Escott, Albert · Etzel, George · Evans, Elbert "Rufus" · Evans, Harry · Felton, Conrad · Ferguson, John · Fisher, Frederick Holbrook · Flathers, Charles · Flathers, Floyd · Flick, Emil · Flick, Christine · Fuson, Ed · Fuson, Elmer · Gabur, Henry · Gallegher, Neal · Gardner, Miles "Mickey" · Gates, Clyde Henry · Gensler, Albert "Babe" · Gideon, C. C. · Gillette, Perry Dode · Glattly, Donald G. · Goble, Ray · Goettsch, H. · Gordon, Eldon · Gould, Claude · Graham, William "Willie" · Graning, Harold "Sport" · Green, Chauncey · Green, Fred · Green,
Mount Rushmore National Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, September 21, 2006
2. Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Irvin · Green, James H. "Jim" · Green, James E. · Greer, Jefferson E. · Grover, Raymond "Ray" · Grover, Daniel "Dan"

Grover, George · Grover, Walter L. "Walt" · Haas, Francis W. · Hall, Thomas · Hallsted, Charles W. "Chuck" · Hallsted, Edward R. "Ed" · Ham, Herbert B. · Hamley, James · Hansen, Pete · Harold, Eugene "Gene" · Hartman, Martin · Hartshorn, Lyle · Hayes, Charles · Hayes, J. Edward "Ed" · Hayford, Lyle · Hazeltine, Dallas · Hazeltine, Lloyd · Hazeltine, Paul · Hedlun, Theodore "Ted" · Hein, Hugo · Hendricks, John · Henry, Joseph E. "Ernest" · Heppner, Charles Edward "Ed" · Hesnard, George · Hicks, Miriam · Hill, George · Hilliard, Eula Everett · Himebaugh, Robert "Bob" · Hogan, Frank R. · Hoisington, Elmer · Holcomb, W. A. · Holland, Albert · Holmes, James "Jim" · Hough, Arthur R. "Art" · Houser, Ivan · Hoyt, L. M. · Hubbard, Earl J. · Hudden, Frank · Hudson, E. A. · Hudson, Frank "Shortie" · Hull, L. · Huntimer, H. V. "Big Dick" · Ikast, Jens · Iverson, Elwood · Jacobs, W. · Jarvis, William · Jatko, Richard "Dick" · Jensen, Pete · Johnson, Alfred T. "Al" · Johnson, Ernest · Johnson, John A. "Art" · Jones, Frank E. "Casey" · Jones, Glenn T. · Jones, Walter · Joyce, Thomas F. "Tom" · Judson, Ed · Judson, Lawrence "Olie" · Junglas, Joseph
Mount Rushmore National Memorial, ca. 1992 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Stroud, circa June 1992
3. Mount Rushmore National Memorial, ca. 1992
"Joe" · Jurisch, Gustav R. "Bay" · Katsch, Walter Roy · Kersten, Charles V. "Pop" · Kidder, Harley "Little Hi" · Kieffer, Orland · King, Arthur M. "Art" · King, Charles P. · Kingsbury, Raymond "Ray" G.

Kinzie, Bert · Kirk, Ellen K. · Kopal, Joseph Sr. · Kotzebue, I. O. "Mr. K" · LaBelle, Alfred M. · LaBelle, Emmett A. · Lacey, Paul · Lang, Karl T. · LaRue, James "Jim" · Leach, Alton Parker "Hoot" · Leach, Clyde Arthur "Little Hoot" · Leach, Lloyd · Leden, Nils W. · Lewis, E. O. · Lewis, Lawrence L. · Linde, Arthur "Art" · Linde, Carl · Linde, Ernest A. · Lintz, John · Lodge, Herman "Ossie" · Long, W. K. · Lyndoe, Arthur H. "Boy" · Madill, Waldo George · Malone, Will · Marsh, Frank C. · Maxwell, Frank J. · McDonald, Floyd E. · McDonald, Harry · McDonald, Vincent · McGregor, Donald E. · McGregor, Wilson T. · McIntyre, D. · McLaughlin, John C. · McNally, Robert "Bob" · Measel, Glen · Mechels, August Christian · Meiners, Richard "Dickie" · Merrick, Jack · Merrick, John C. · Micka, Frank R. · Miller, Hally · Mims, Thomas "Tom" · Miner, Tom · Montgomery, Giles · Morrison, Donald R. "Don" · Munk, Harold · Murner, Lawrence C. · Nason, Roy · Naugle, John · Nelson, Neil · Nickels, John Jr. · Norman, Ed · Oaks, Earl E. · O'Brian, E. · Osborn, Jack · Oslund,
Mount Rushmore National Memorial, ca. 1963 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Stroud, April 1963
4. Mount Rushmore National Memorial, ca. 1963
Emmett · Oslund, Ole · Otto, O. E. · Owens, Ben · Parish, C. B. · Parish, C. J. · Parish, R. E. · Parish, T. J. · Parness, Anthony Joseph · Paulson, T. · Payne, A. B. "Jack"

Payne, A. S. · Payne, Forrest · Payne, Frank · Payne, Jack · Payne, James T. Jr. "Jim" · Payne, James T. Sr. · Payne, Melba Swenson · Peabody, Stephen · Pelham, M. · Petersen, Orwell P. · Peterson, Howard "Howdy" · Peterson, Merle Everett · Philip, Robert · Phillips, Ed · Pierce, Harold "Shorty" · Pierce, Walter · Pietz, Ervin · Pope, Carol Swenson Payne · Pryde, A. A. · Pryde, Edward "Ed" · Pulver, Fred A. · Radovich, Jack · Raga, Ernest "Ernie" · Raga, John "Johnny" · Rand, Charles W. · Raschka, Clarence · Raske, G. · Reedy, Jeremiah · Reilly, Matthew "Matt" · Reisetter, Holden "Slim" · Rentzell, Oscar · Reynolds, Ernest "Bill" · Rhodes, Ed · Rhodes, Frank E. · Rice, Robert P. · Richardson, Fred Jr. · Richardson, Fred Sr. · Riley, George · Roberts, Theodore · Robertson, Friend G. · Robinson, Charles · Robinson, Vern · Roush, Clifford · Roush, Edward R. "Ed" · Rumley, L. · Rumple, George L. · Sagdalen, Carlton "Cortie" · Sagdalen, Oscar · Sanders, Ray C. · Sanders, Virgil · Sanders, W. Ray · Schaunamen, Frank · Schell, William "Bill" · Schramm, Gustav L. "Gus" · Schrull,
Side View From Highway image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, September 21, 2006
5. Side View From Highway
William Earl · Schuler, Ralph R. · Sheely, Charles "Chuck" · Shepard, Jay F. · Shimin, Ed · Sitfin, Vance · Skells, Frank · Smith, Ted · Snedigar, Gerald · Snowie, John "Jack" · Snyder, Frank · Spangler, A. B.

Sparks, A. E. · Sparks, Harry · Spotts, Gladys Swenson Hallsted · Spotts, Julian C. · Spriggs, A. J. "Jerry" · Spriggs, Archie D. · Stangle, A. B. "Babe" · Stanley, Carl · Stevens, James · Streets, A. · Strong, C. F. · Stutzke, Max F. · Swenson, Theodore "Ted" · Swanzey, Harold "Davie" · Swenson, Boyd · Swisher, Clyde · Tallman, William S. "Bill" · Thomas, A. K. · Thompson, Jean w. "Beaner" · Thompson, Pat · Thornton, W. A. · Tone, David · Townsend, Emmet · Tucker, Jesse G. · Twining, John · Udean, Frank · Valdez, Adolph · Valdez, Leo · Valdez, Zeke · Vandenburg, Kieron · Villa, Hugo · Virtue, Lloyd "Lively" · Virtue, Ralph · Vodicka, Joseph · Vranich, Chris · Wager, Marvin · Walker, Alonzo "Lon" · Wasser, Maxine · Watson, Marion G. "Mony" · Watson, Steve · Webb, Joe · Weber, Mike · Wellman, Ivan B. · Westrack, Erick · Whitney, Loid E. · Wilcox, Gale Hill · Wilcox, George O. · Wilcox, Louise · Wilcox, Mrs. Orson H. · Wilkinson, Walter D. "Walt" · Wilson, William · Winkowitch, Ben · Woody, Cecil · Worman, Orville · Young, Edward R. "Ed"
Nearby Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, September 21, 2006
6. Nearby Marker
"North by Northwest" filmed in this area.
· Young, Edwin Arnold · Young, Frank · Zasadil, Jack · Zens, Albert · Ziolkowski, Korczak · Zwanziger, Leonard "Red" · Copelan, Tommy Leonard · Howe, Ellon C. · Leach, Arthur Henry · Pierce, Howard
 
Erected 1995 by Don & Carolyn Clifford in remembrance of his fellow workers.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceLandmarks. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.
 
Location. 43° 52.587′ N, 103° 27.32′ W. Marker is near Keystone, South Dakota, in Pennington County. It can be reached from State Highway 244, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located at Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Keystone SD 57751, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Dakota’s West River, in the Badlands, and in Greater Rapid City. It is also in the American Black Hills, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: History of the United States of America (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); (Mount Rushmore) Chronology (about 500 feet away); Celestial and Earthly Locations (about 500 feet away); "We Are Still Here" (about 500 feet away); Ancient Stone Circles (about 500 feet away); Traditional Ecological Knowledge (about 500 feet away); Significant Black Hills Native American Sites (about 500 feet away); The Power to Carve a Mountain (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Keystone.
 
Also see . . .
Chronology. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Volker Schmidt, May 2008
7. Chronology.

1923 – Colossal sculpture in the Black Hills first suggested by Doane Robinson.
1924 – Gutzon Borglum’s first visit to the Black Hills.
1927 – Address by President Calvin Coolidge at Mount Rushmore and first actual drilling.
1929 – Senator Norbeck sponsors legislation for first federal funds and creation of Mount Rushmore National Memorial commission.
1933 – National Park Service first given jurisdiction of the project.
1936 – Visit by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1940 – Final appropriation by Congress for completion of Mount Rushmore sculpture project.
1941 – Death of Gutzon Borglum in Chicago.
 Mount Rushmore Q&A. book by Don Clifford, Mount Rushmore worker 1938–1940. (Submitted on August 28, 2007.) 
 
Additional keywords. Worker recognition plaque
 
Plaque at Grand View Terrace image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Volker Schmidt, May 2008
8. Plaque at Grand View Terrace
A Monument’s dimensions should be determined by the importance to civilization of the events commemorated…..Let us place there. Carved high, as close to heaven as we can,….our Leaders, their faces, to show posterity what manner of men they were. Then breathe a prayer that these records will endure until the wind and the rain alone shall wear them away.
Gutzon Borglum - 1930
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The union of these four Presidents carved on the face of the everlasting hills of South Dakota will constitute a distinctly National Monument. It will be decidedly American in its conception, in its magnitude, in its meaning and altogether worthy of our Country. From Dedication
Address by President Calvin Coolidge - 1927
Mount Rushmore image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, September 22, 2006
9. Mount Rushmore
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 7,611 times since then and 136 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 18, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.   3, 4. submitted on December 21, 2007, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.   5. submitted on August 19, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.   6. submitted on August 18, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.   7, 8. submitted on May 14, 2011, by Volker Schmidt of Albstadt, Germany.   9. submitted on August 19, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
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