Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, our country's 16th president (1861-1865), symbolizes "Preservation" because of his work confronting the challenges of the Civil War.
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Gutzon Borglum chose the four presidents who grace Mount Rushmore – to him, they represented the first 150 years of American history. Abraham Lincoln, our country's 16th president (1861-1865), symbolizes "Preservation" because of his work confronting the challenges of the Civil War. Perhaps most known for the Emancipation Proclamation and his Gettysburg Address, Lincoln is consistently ranked as one of the three greatest U.S. presidents by both scholars and the public. *"He is at once the heart and soul of Mount Rushmore ... He was more deeply rooted in the home principles that are keeping us together than any man who was ever asked to make his heart-beat national." -- Gutzon Borgum* **STATS:** - Total height of face: 60 feet - Eyes: 11 feet wide, each - Nose: 20 feet long - Dedicated: Sept. 17, 1937, in connection with the 150th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution.
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