I walked the 0.6 mile long interruptive Presidential Trail with 422 stairs on Monday, September 20, 2021 to get up close and personal with the sculptures. I can not over emphasise how the trail goes right under these giant sculptures and gets you a lot closer than just staying at the visitor’s center with several different views not normally published. Informative signs along the way go over details of these presidents. And/or, you can rent a self-directed multi-media tour devise developed specifically for the trail.
- George Washington was selected for Mount Rushmore because he was the father of USA and represents the struggle for independence, constitution and liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson was honored on Mt. Rushmore as the author of the Declaration of Independence and for the expansion of USA through the Louisiana Purchase.
- Theodore Roosevelt, the third bust on Mount Rushmore was selected because he “acquired” the Panama Canal linking the oceans and opening the connecting waters of the Atlantic to the Pacific.
- Lincoln was chosen for preserving the Union through one of America’s darkest hours and for the ideals of freedom and equality for all.
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