Near Keystone in Pennington County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Rushmore Workers
Photographed By Keith L, September 21, 2006
1. Rushmore Workers Marker
(list of names)
Erected 1995 by Don & Carolyn Clifford in remembrance of his fellow workers.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks. 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. Marker 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.
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); The Power to Carve a Mountain (approx. 0.2 miles away); Abraham Lincoln (approx. 0.2 miles away); Theodore Roosevelt (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Washington (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thomas Jefferson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gutzon Borglum (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Keystone.
Also see . . . Mount Rushmore Q&A. book by Don Clifford, Mount Rushmore worker 1938–1940. (Submitted on August 28, 2007.)
Additional keywords.
this page online
Photographed By Keith L, September 21, 2006
2. Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Photographed By Michael Stroud, circa June 1992
3. Mount Rushmore National Memorial, ca. 1992
Photographed By Michael Stroud, April 1963
4. Mount Rushmore National Memorial, ca. 1963
Photographed By Keith L, September 21, 2006
5. Side View From Highway
Photographed By Keith L, September 21, 2006
6. Nearby Marker
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.
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----------
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
Gutzon Borglum - 1930
Address by President Calvin Coolidge - 1927
Photographed By Keith L, September 22, 2006
9. Mount Rushmore
Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 5,569 times since then and 57 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.
