(Mount Rushmore) Chronology

(Mount Rushmore) Chronology (HM1OI7)

Location: Keystone, SD 57751 Pennington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 52.666', W 103° 27.31'

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1923 · Colossal sculpture in the Black Hills first suggested by Doane Robinson.
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.
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HM NumberHM1OI7
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Date Added Friday, October 9th, 2015 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13T E 624110 N 4859456
Decimal Degrees43.87776667, -103.45516667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 52.666', W 103° 27.31'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 52' 39.96" N, 103° 27' 18.6" W
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Area Code(s)605
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Presidential Trail, Keystone SD 57751, US
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