Rushmore

American  

[ruhsh-mawr, -mohr] / ˈrʌʃ mɔr, -moʊr /

noun

1. Mount, a peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota that is a memorial Mount Rushmore National Memorial having 60-foot (18-meter) busts of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt, carved into its face between 1927 and 1941, from a design by and under the direction of Gutzon Borglum. 5,600 feet (1,707 meters).

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Rushmore British  

/ ˈrʌʃmɔː /

noun

1. a mountain in W South Dakota, in the Black Hills: a national memorial, with the faces of Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, and Roosevelt carved into its side by Gutzon Borglum between 1927 and 1941. Height: 1841 m (6040 ft)

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Rushmore

“If there was a Mount Rushmore of fishing, Joan Wulff would be carved onto it,” said Charlie VanDercook, an entrepreneur and angler who, in 2025, bought the school with a business partner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

At Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, President Donald Trump’s holiday weekend appearance was delayed by severe weather before he delivered remarks.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

The Mount Rushmore appearance carries particular resonance for a president who has long shown fascination with monuments, presidential symbolism and his place in history.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Houdon’s marbles of Jefferson and Washington have had monumental afterlives, impacting depictions of presidents from the Lincoln Memorial to Mount Rushmore.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

And I would rather see a good Brady photograph than Mount Rushmore.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck