Whose face is not one of the four presidents' faces sculpted on Mount Rushmore?
Franklin D. Roosevelt is not sculpted on Mount Rushmore.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite formation in the Black Hills in Keystone, South Dakota, United States. South Dakota historian Doane Robinson is credited with conceiving the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into the Black Hills region of South Dakota in order to promote tourism in the region. Sculpted by Danish-American Gutzon Borglum and his son, Lincoln Borglum, Mount Rushmore features 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents:
- George Washington (1732–1799)
- Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
- Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)
- Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
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55 Comments
Suzanne Thomas
FDR wasn't a president when it was being developed so this was a very easy one unless they suspected the some folks would mistake him for Teddy Roosevelt.
Bank-Robber
An america way take it away from someone and carve the rocks!!!
Armadillo
anthonygriffin, it worked with me.
Maia
It would be good for people to know that the Black Hills are considered sacred to the Native Americans who live(d) in that area. To carve gigantic heads of governmental persons (not specifically the same presidents depicted here) who displaced the Native Americans into horrible situations or genocide is not really good, in fact, it adds to their alienation from "American" society.
Kathleen Stewart
The faces are of Presidents who had a hand in opening and developing the West.
Joanne Serin
Carroll Price, how? Should we bring back slavery and a divided country?
earlepg
I agree with John Dommerman.
Robert Mason
Ever wonder why there are no Democrat Presidents on Rushmore?---Nah, me either!
Matthew T. Costello
Christopher John Goddard, much like natives never consulted other tribes when they stole their land, women, children, and performed human sacrifice by the tens of thousands and used early European settlers as mercenaries to steal more land
mlphilpot
Wish I had been as keen as you, in my answer choiceSuzanne Thomas,
Christopher John Goddard
Nobody consulted the Native Americans before they defaced their mountain with European figures!
Carroll Price
The first two (Washington and Jefferson) were instrumental in creating our original form of government, while the last one, (Abraham Lincoln) single handedly destroyed it.
karen twirly
Got it.
Brian Hipskind
I been there twice and the Devil Tower in Wyoming twice!
Becky Johnson
Beautiful place I visited last summer. Black Hills are so pretty. Highly recommend going.
Shirley Dutt
Beautiful place to visit. The show at the end of the night is worth the price of admission. It's a National Veteran's Memorial. I was very impressed with the whole thing. And the Black Hills of South Dakota really are something to see.