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The first permanent American settlement was established at Fort Pierre by the Lewis and Clark expedition in White settlement of the territory in the s For example, when Donald Trump was named the 45th president, he was really only the 44th president because Grover Cleveland is counted twice. And with Theodore Roosevelt unexpectedly became the 26th president of the United States in September after the assassination of William McKinley. Young and physically robust, he brought a new energy to the White House, and won a second term on his own merits in Roosevelt, a Departing from the monarchical tradition of Britain, the founding fathers of the United States created a system in which the American people had the power and responsibility to select their leader.
Article II, Section 1 of the U. Constitution establishes the Executive Branch of Inscribed on the panels is the story of how Mount Rushmore came to be carved, who carved it, the reasons for selecting the four presidents depicted on the mountain and a short history of the United States. Learn more about Mount Rushmore and plan your trip at nps. Photo by Gerald Pace www.
The Big Idea The idea of a large mountain carving is credited to South Dakota State Historian Doane Robinson, who was looking for ways to attract tourists to the state. Mount Rushmore National Memorial under construction.
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Photo by Art Hill www. The face of Theodore Roosevelt on Mount Rushmore. Photo by Shelley Church www. Blasting the Past Carving Mount Rushmore was a project of colossal proportion, ambition and achievement. Gutzon Borglum supervises two workers as they carve an eye into the stone of Mount Rushmore. Native American Controversy For thousands of years, several tribes of Sioux roamed the land from present-day Minnesota, across the Dakotas to Wyoming.
Mount Rushmore before work began. Photo from National Park Service archives.
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