Near Keystone in Pennington County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
(Mount Rushmore) Chronology
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 6, 2015
1. (Mount Rushmore) Chronology Marker
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.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #30 Calvin Coolidge series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.
Location. 43° 52.666′ N, 103° 27.31′ W. Marker is near Keystone, South Dakota, in Pennington County. It can be reached from State Highway 244. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13223 Fall River Road, 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 Ruperts 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 (here, next to this marker); The Power to Carve a Mountain (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rushmore Workers
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More about this marker. This marker is located at the Borglum View Terrace in Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 6, 2015
2. (Mount Rushmore) Chronology Marker
The marker is on the left.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 6, 2015
3. Plaque to the right of the Borglum bust
A monuments 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
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
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,036 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 9, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
