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Sculpting a National Monument
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Sculpting a National Monument
View video clips of Gutzon Borglum and the workers as they sculpt a national monument.
Mount Rushmore Chapter 1
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Mount Rushmore Chapter 1
The story behind the world's largest sculpture and the shrine of democracy.
Borglum's Sculpting Technique
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Borglum's Sculpting Technique
Borglum built a studio size model of Mt. Rushmore and then enlarged it to scale.
Rockefellers at Play
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Rockefellers at Play
Home videos of Rockefeller family members at the family estate.
A New Water System for Chicago
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A New Water System for Chicago
Engineers plan a pipe system to deliver clean water to Chicago from Lake Michigan.
Lynching in Mississippi
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Lynching in Mississippi
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Lynching was a danger African-American men faced in the South.
The Task Ahead
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The Task Ahead
Engineer Theodore Judah solved the great riddle of the Pacific Railroad at Donner Pass.
Summit Tunnel
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Summit Tunnel
Summit Tunnel is 1,659 feet long and through some of the hardest rock in North America.
Liquid Nitroglycerin and the Transcontinental Railroad
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Liquid Nitroglycerin and the Transcontinental Railroad
The Central Pacific's best hope was a dangerous gamble: liquid nitroglycerin.
Central Pacific Workmanship
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Central Pacific Workmanship
The Central Pacific prided itself on its workmanship.
The Scale of Mount Rushmore
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The Scale of Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore is the biggest monument on the face of the earth.
Interview with Andy Carroll
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Interview with Andy Carroll
Andy Carroll is the founder and director of the Legacy Project.
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