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In 1927, sculptor Gutzon Borglum began carving the faces of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln into Mount Rushmore's granite face in Pennington County, South Dakota. This monumental project, intended to attract tourism, was completed in 1941. The Black Hills region, where Mount Rushmore is located, holds significant cultural and spiritual value for the Lakota Sioux, who consider it sacred land. (nps.gov) The construction of the monument has been a source of controversy due to its impact on the environment and the indigenous community. (history.com)
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