Comments on: Trivia Questions http://blog.travelsd.com/index.php/2010/11/15/trivia-questions/ South Dakota Affordable Family Vacations Fri, 10 May 2013 17:50:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Tim Smith http://blog.travelsd.com/index.php/2010/11/15/trivia-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-2186 Tim Smith Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:06:31 +0000 http://blog.travelsd.com/?p=787#comment-2186 Sorry...submitted by accident too soon... Chas Rushmore was an attorney from New York City who visited the area on business (An area Mine and doing Due diligence & Title-work), and asked a guide the mountain's name out of happenstance. Unnamed (is the lore) the guide called that peak "Rushmore" from then on. The name was official in the early 30's...Mt. Rushmore happened to be chosen as the best option for the carving and in his old age years and years later, Chas Rushmore donated a substantial sum of money to Borglum as seed money, which helped to solidify the project's viability and secure government funding Sorry…submitted by accident too soon…

Chas Rushmore was an attorney from New York City who visited the area on business (An area Mine and doing Due diligence & Title-work), and asked a guide the mountain’s name out of happenstance. Unnamed (is the lore) the guide called that peak “Rushmore” from then on. The name was official in the early 30′s…Mt. Rushmore happened to be chosen as the best option for the carving and in his old age years and years later, Chas Rushmore donated a substantial sum of money to Borglum as seed money, which helped to solidify the project’s viability and secure government funding

]]> By: Tim Smith http://blog.travelsd.com/index.php/2010/11/15/trivia-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-2185 Tim Smith Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:58:08 +0000 http://blog.travelsd.com/?p=787#comment-2185 Doane (A nickname) Robinson was a farmer and former lawyer born in WISC who became the South Dakota State Historian. The Robinson Museum on Capitol Ave bore his name. While at his position in Pierre, SD he helped spearhead the notion of a carving in the Black Hills. DR died in the mid-40's at about the age of 90. (Former Pierre resident here) Doane (A nickname) Robinson was a farmer and former lawyer born in WISC who became the South Dakota State Historian. The Robinson Museum on Capitol Ave bore his name. While at his position in Pierre, SD he helped spearhead the notion of a carving in the Black Hills. DR died in the mid-40′s at about the age of 90.
(Former Pierre resident here)

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