<P> Originally known to the Lakota Sioux as `` The Six Grandfathers '' , the mountain was renamed after Charles E. Rushmore , a prominent New York lawyer , during an expedition in 1885 . At first , the project of carving Rushmore was undertaken to increase tourism in the Black Hills region of South Dakota . After long negotiations involving a Congressional delegation and President Calvin Coolidge , the project received Congressional approval . The carving started in 1927 and ended in 1941 with no fatalities . </P>
<P> Originally known to the Lakota Sioux as `` The Six Grandfathers '' , the mountain was renamed after Charles E. Rushmore , a prominent New York lawyer , during an expedition in 1885 . At first , the project of carving Rushmore was undertaken to increase tourism in the Black Hills region of South Dakota . After long negotiations involving a Congressional delegation and President Calvin Coolidge , the project received Congressional approval . The carving started in 1927 and ended in 1941 with no fatalities . </P>
what is the american indian name for mount rushmore
what is the american indian name for mount rushmore
The Six Grandfathers
The Six Grandfathers