No Deaths

One truly tremendous achievement about the construction of this monument was that there was not a single death of any workers taking part in building this project. The job to complete this site was indeed risky and tough, but in the end, no one died. In 1966, Mount Rushmore made it on the list of the National Register of Historic Places, and in 1991, President H.W. Bush officially dedicated Mount Rushmore. After a few years went by, Gutzon Borglum’s wish would finally be realized.