1. 400 -- number of workers who carved the monument
Work on Washington's nose courtesy www.nationalgeographic.com
2. 0 -- number of workers who died constructing the monument, despite heavy use of dynamite
Blasting Mount Rushmore courtesy lovethesepics.com
3. 800 -- number of pounds of rock removed to carve the four Presidents
staticflickr.com
4. 14 -- number of years it took to build
visitrapidcity.com
5. 1 million -- number of dollars it took to finance the project
nickelbynickel.com
6. 1278 -- number of acres of national park where monument sits
www.nationalparkstraveller.com
7. 6000 -- number of pounds of dynamite to carve Washington's face
archive.cyark.org
8. 6 -- height of each head in stories
123rf.com
9. 20 -- height in feet of each nose
natinonalgeographic.com
10. 60 -- age of Gutzon Borglum when he started working on the carving
www.wikimedia.org
Source: www.history.com
wikipedia.com
For more information, read my blog post "Million Dollar Sculpture" (October 4, 2011).
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