Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota : General Management Plan
National Park Service. 1980. Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota : General Management Plan. Us Department of Interior, National Park Service, Rocky Mountain Region. Denver, Colorado
A. Mount Rushmore National Memorial The major resource at Mount Rushmore National Memorial is the sculpture i t self carved between 1927 and 1941 from the southeastern face of a granite upthrust called Mount Rushmore. The sculptured busts of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt? and Abraham Lincoln were named the "Shrine of Democracy" by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937. The memorial is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The great granite sculpture is also significant as a unique creative endeavor.Second in importance is the natural scene surrounding the sculpture as viewed by memorial visitors. A natural stand of ponderosa pine on the surrounding steep mountain terrain provides a backdrop which is vital for retention of full aesthetic appreciation of the memorial. B. General Management Plan The general management plan is a park wide plan for meeting the management objectives of the park. It contains both short term and long-range strategies for resources management, visitor use, and development. These will be planned in compliance with National Park Service management policies, applicable legislative and executive requirements, in accordance with resource capabilities and limitations, and in recognition of public concerns. The plan considers the park as an integrated system and establishes the framework for major programs, facilities, and management actions, as well as legislative and administrative requirements for implementing them.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service
- Date of Issue
- 1980
- Publisher
- Us Department of Interior, National Park Service, Rocky Mountain Region
- Units
- HIST , MORU
- Keywords
- attractions, Cultural Resources, Development, ehistory, Environment, History, Hydrology, Management, Map, Maps, National Memorial, Plan, Rushmore, Socioeconomics, South Dakota, Visitors