The faces carved on Mount Rushmore are those of four prominent U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. This monumental sculpture, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, was designed by sculptor Gutzon Borglum and completed between 1927 and 1941. Each president was chosen for their significant contributions to the United States; Washington for founding the nation, Jefferson for the Declaration of Independence, Lincoln for preserving the Union during the Civil War, and Roosevelt for his role in modernizing the country. Mount Rushmore has become a symbol of American history and democracy.