|
|
Article: Mount Rushmore to get much-needed makeover
- Article from:
- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- July 8, 2005
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 2005 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, S.D. -- Call it a makeover of
monumental proportions.
A crew began a project Thursday to wash the granite faces of Mount
Rushmore to remove decades of dirt, grime and lichens that can damage
the complexion of the four presidents.
The workers began scaling the mountain and offered a demonstration
of the pressure washing on Thursday, and plan to start the full-
scale cleaning today. The job could take five weeks.
Thorsten Mowes, a technician with the German company leading the
project, started the demonstration Thursday by spraying the left side
of Thomas Jefferson's forehead with a stream of pressurized water. He
also gave Jefferson's eyelid and jaw a quick ...