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Happy 70th, Mount Rushmore!
Mount Rushmore is a quintessentially American landmark — oversized, expensive, and marked by controversy. The attraction, which turns 70 on Oct. 31, 2011, was conceived as a tourist draw, not primarily as a national monument. Amid questions about the sculptor’s background and a dispute over Native American treaties, 400 workers took 14 years to create the memorial.
A look back at the history of this man-made American marvel — The History of Mt. Rushmore
