Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began drilling into the 5,725-foot mountain in 1927, at the age of 60.
Creation of the Shrine of Democracy took 14 years and cost a mere $1 million.
Rushmore's granite faces tower 5,500 feet above sea level.
The carvings on Mount Rushmore are scaled to men who would stand 465 feet tall.
More that 800 million pounds of stone were removed from Mount Rushmore while carving the presidents.
The presidents' noses are 20 feet long, each mouth 18 feet wide and the eyes are 11 feet across.
Mount Rushmore's faces were sculpted by mostly dynamite
Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began drilling into the 5,725-foot mountain in 1927, at the age of 60.
Creation of the Shrine of Democracy took 14 years and cost a mere $1 million.
Rushmore's granite faces tower 5,500 feet above sea level.
The carvings on Mount Rushmore are scaled to men who would stand 465 feet tall.
Each head on Mt. Rushmore is as tall as a six-story building.
More that 800 million pounds of stone were removed from Mount Rushmore while carving the presidents.
The presidents' noses are 20 feet long, each mouth 18 feet wide and the eyes are 11 feet across.
The workers had to climb 506 steps daily to get to the top of Mount Rushmore.
Mount Rushmore's faces were sculpted by mostly dynamite.
