Memorial Mount Rushmore

Have you ever wondered what happened behind the gates of Tuxedo Park when it was first discovered? The book “The World with a Fence Around It,” by George M. Rushmore, is about Tuxedo Park in its first years. Pierre Lorillard was the founder of the Park, while Bruce Price was the architect. Many people visited Tuxedo Park in its early days such as Mark Twain, and Emily Post. Although, Tuxedo Park may be an old town, discovered in 1885 by Pierre Lorillard, it has much to offer, such as, a weekend home, hunting, fishing, and more sports that started around the same time the Park.

Mount Rushmore is a carved mountain sculpture in the Black Hills of South Dakota. They started building it on October 4, 1927 and it opened October 31, 1941. The project cost $989,992.32 and 14 years to build it, the actual craving was done by a team of over 400 men. This mountain has carved faces of four United States presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln and each presidents face is 60 feet high. The sculpture was led by Gutzon Borglum and it was originally designed for the four presidents to be represented from the waist and up. George Washington was chosen because he was our nation’s founding father. Thomas Jefferson was chosen to represent expansion, because he was the president who signed

George Washington’s relation to the Arlington National Cemetery is that his step-grandson, (George Washington Parke Custis), once owned the land. George is related to Mr. Custis by his wife, Martha Washington. Martha had a different affair with George Washington Parke Custis’s grandfather, Daniel Parke Custis, who died July 8, 1757 of most likely a heart attack.

From what I had learned, Yellowstone National Park was the first national park ever to be established in the world. It had over 3,500 square miles of beautiful scenery and wildlife. The park itself was mostly located in Wyoming, however, less than 5% was located in Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone has been a park since March 1st, 1872, and since then there have been hundreds of thousands of tourists that go there each year to see the amazing things it has to offer. Old Faithful, one of Yellowstone's main attractions, is a

"Dottie" Collins and "Briggsie" were two famous players. Briggs was the first woman inducted into East Greenwich's Athletic Hall of Fame. Collins pitched in the AAGPBL for 6 seasons. She had a very good career and could pitch both overhand and underhand successfully. These are two women who were playing baseball during my time focus and who were recognized historically. This was a very good source.

There is a lot of baseball history. Baseball history was actually made about three weeks ago. So history is still happening in baseball. My favorite history player is Johnny Bench. Now I didn't get to see him play because I wasn't alive, but my dad liked him and talked about all the time so I looked up some videos. Let me tell you he could play the game.

In the Black Hills of South Dakota, there is a monument that is dedicated to four of the most influential figures in American history. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt are names that still to this day trigger thoughts of greatness and awe-inspiring men. All four of these men were presidents of the United States. They each had a signature style or brought a particular ideal the American forefront. George Washington was known as the "father of our country." Thomas Jefferson co-authored the Declaration of Independence. Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation. Theodore Roosevelt fought for the little man, was known for his brashness, and

The person I admire is Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson. He was the first African American to play major league baseball. The Brooklyn Dodgers picked him as their first baseman in 1947. He was the first pro-athlete in any sport to be honored. He achieved many first records in baseball history. He accomplished many things in his ten years of playing.

According to my research I completed the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial it is 252 feet long by 71 feet wide by 44 feet high and is a monumental sculpture (Langley). The figure of Grant mounted on his horse forms the monument’s top pedestal. Four lions, appear to guarding two flags, mark the corners of an imaginary pyramid’s base and visually align with the life-size Cavalry Group on the north and Artillery Group on the south. The symmetry and simplicity of the classically styled platform provide an effective stage for the heightened realism of the bronze components.

Senator Peter Norbeck was Mount Rushmore's great political patron and promoter of the construction of the giant structure. Norbeck helped raise almost a million dollars for the project during the years of the Great Depression.

North Dakota is one state that contains both the badlands and the great plains. In fact, it is where they meet. Just because it has the badlands it does not mean that it is ugly. It is actually the opposite the flowers make it beautiful. Although, in 1803, the Louisiana purchase only got the northwestern part of North Dakota. But later received the rest.

South Dakota student of history Doane Robinson is credited with imagining the thought of cutting the similarities of acclaimed individuals into theBlack Hills district of South Dakota so as to advance tourism in the area. Robinson's introductory thought was to shape the Needles; in any case, Gutzon Borglum rejected the Needles site as a result of the low quality of the rock and solid restriction from Native American bunches. They settled on the Mount Rushmore area, which additionally has the upside of confronting southeast for most extreme sun presentation. Robinson needed it to highlight western legends like Lewis and Clark, Red Cloud, and Buffalo Bill Cody, yet Borglum chose the figure ought to have a more national center and picked the four

Crater Lake is famed for its volcanic beginning its high lava walls and its blue waters.

There are many special places scattered across America, such as the Grand Canyon, Kauai, Monument Valley, and Cape Hatteras National Seashore. I probably can’t name half of them. Suffice it to say we are blessed with many national treasures.

I am going to Arches National Park for my summer vacation. I know that the location of Arches National Park is located in Grand County, Utah. President Herbert Hoover officially in April 12, 1929. Arches got its name by containing over 2,000 arches. This national park has over a 10,000 years of history. I heard that a lot of people go to this national park for the wonderful trails that they can hike on, see all of the beautiful views, and spent some time with their friends and families.