AnirudhaThe Father of Mount Rushmore
Doane Robinson, also known as “The Father of Mount Rushmore,” who came up with this great idea that made South Dakota a tourist destination which attracts so many tourists till now. He met sculptor Gutzon Borglum in 1924 who also helped him in creating The Confederate Memorial Carving on Stone Mountain in Georgia.
After listening to Robinson’s idea, Gutzon agreed to it at once. With good intentions in their hearts and desire to do something great for their place where they grew up, took both of them onto the next step. It was time to decide the place where they could turn their imagination into reality. They agreed on the location in the Needles near Custer, but the condition of the granite was not up to the mark as it was too thin and Borglum did not want to risk his worker’s lives. Where then?