Mt. Rushmore National Memorial
Mt. Rushmore National Memorial
I was doing some research this morning, cleaning up a certain state left by a certain someone, and came across this article on the construction of Mt. Rushmore. 90% of the mountain was carved with dynamite! I remember being 8 years-old, driving through the mountains and finally realizing that all of those diagonal drill marks in the rock were blast holes. I thought that was impressive. We blew up part of the mountain and now my parents could drive through it. But to actually carve a face with dynamite?
I was doing some research this morning, cleaning up a certain state left by a certain someone, and came across this article on the construction of Mt. Rushmore. 90% of the mountain was carved with dynamite! I remember being 8 years-old, driving through the mountains and finally realizing that all of those diagonal drill marks in the rock were blast holes. I thought that was impressive. We blew up part of the mountain and now my parents could drive through it. But to actually carve a face with dynamite?
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8:56 AM
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