• Mount Rushmore framed by ponderosa pine trees under a bright blue sky.

    Mount Rushmore

    National Memorial South Dakota

Mount Rushmore Student Guide

Hello students, you can visit and download this Mount Rushmore student guide. This guide will provide you with some great information about the idea, the people involved, the presidents, an informative timeline, animals and plants, and park facts. visit and download

Did You Know?

Did You Know?

Mount Rushmore is named after New York City attorney Charles E. Rushmore, who came to the Black Hills in 1884-85 to check legal titles on properties. On returning to Pine Camp he asked Bill Challis the name of this mountain. Bill replied, "Never had a name but from now on we'll call it Rushmore."