Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore in South Dakotas Black Hills National Forest is the site of four gigantic
carved sculptures _________(1) the faces of U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas
Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. It is one of the most popular tourist
attractions in the USA and is visited by more than two million people every year.

But what do we know about its interesting history? In the 19 th century the mount did not
________ (2) have a name. But one day in 1884 a lawyer from New York, Charles E.
Rushmore travelled to the Black Hills to __________(3) mining claims in the region. He
wanted to know the name of nearby mountain and when he ____________(4) a local man
about it, he replied that it never had a name before but from now on it would be known as
Rushmore Peak (later Rushmore Mountain). So, thats how the story started.

Later, a brilliant idea _________(5) a South Dakotas state historian, Doane Robinsons mind.
The place wasnt frequently visited by tourists but some income could have done
_________(6)to the region, so he came up with the idea to __________ (7)the Needles
(giant natural granite pillars) into the shape of historic figures. Robinson introduced a
______(8) into the state legislature; got the permission to sculpt the figures but the
_________(9)were refused. Actually, money was always the biggest problem in the project
and Robinson worked tirelessly to raise funding for the project.

It was also Robinson who contacted Gutzon Borglum, a very famous American sculptor to ask
him to carve the Needles. He accepted the offer but instead of sculpting historic heroes he
decided to carve the four ___________(10) heads just to attract more national interest.

Finally, lets see some unique details ________(11) connection with the construction. It
started in 1927 and was finished in 1941. ___________(12 ) 400 workers co-operated in the
construction, removing a total of 450000 tons of rock to create the enormous carved heads.
The first head the head of Washington - was revealed in 1930, the second one Franklin D.
Roosevelts head in 1936. Lincolns head was dedicated in September 1937 and the
_________(13) head was made ____________(14) known in July 1939. Unfortunately,
Borglum died in March 1941 and it was his son who completed the final details just before the
official ___________(15) ceremony of Mount Rushmore National Memorial on 31 October,
1941.

Source: http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/mount-rushmore

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Solutions
Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore in South Dakotas Black Hills National Forest is the site of four gigantic carved
sculptures ___depicting_____(1) the faces of U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,
Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the USA
and is visited by more than two million people every year.

But what do we know about its interesting history? In the 19 th century the mount did not _even_
(2)have a name. But one day in 1884 a lawyer from New York, Charles E. Rushmore travelled to the
Black Hills to _inspect_(3) mining claims in the region. He wanted to know the name of nearby
mountain and when he _inquired___(4) a local man about it, he replied that it never had a name before
but from now on it would be known as Rushmore Peak (later Rushmore Mountain). So, thats how the
story started.

Later, a brilliant idea _crossed__(5) a South Dakotas state historian, Doane Robinsons mind. The
place wasnt frequently visited by tourists but some income could have done _ wonders__(6)to the
region, so he came up with the idea to _sculpt_ (7)the Needles (giant natural granite pillars) into the
shape of historic figures. Robinson introduced a _bill_(8) into the state legislature; got the permission
to sculpt the figures but the _funds_(9)were refused. Actually, money was always the biggest problem
in the project and Robinson worked tirelessly to raise funding for the project.

It was also Robinson who contacted Gutzon Borglum, a very famous American sculptor to ask him to
carve the Needles. He accepted the offer but instead of sculpting historic heroes he decided to carve
the four _presidential____(10) heads just to attract more national interest.

Finally, lets see some unique details _in__(11) connection with the construction. It started in 1927 and
was finished in 1941. _Approximately___(12 ) 400 workers co-operated in the construction, removing
a total of 450000 tons of rock to create the enormous carved heads.
The first head the head of Washington - was revealed in 1930, the second one Franklin D.
Roosevelts head in 1936. Lincolns head was dedicated in September 1937 and the _final_(13) head
was made _publicly_(14) known in July 1939. Unfortunately, Borglum died in March 1941 and it was
his son who completed the final details just before the official __dedication__(15) ceremony of Mount
Rushmore National Memorial on 31 October, 1941.