Nick Clifford, driller 1938-1939-1940

     Who is Nick Clifford? This gentleman was born about 1920 and worked as a driller on Mount Rushmore from 1938-1939-1940. He was 19 years old when he started working on the major project. He is the last surviving/living worker from Mount Rushmore. He is retired now. But he is at Mount Rushmore signing autographs for his biography. 

     So what does Mount Rushmore have to do with Laura Ingalls Wilder? Her brother-in-law had a part in naming Mt. Rushmore. Her sister, Carrie Ingalls was married to David Swanezy.

Please read the link to see what happened when they named it Mt. Rushmore. 10 pts. if you know the Native American name for the hills. 

Link to Carrie Ingalls 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Ingalls

Link to Wikipedia for Mt. Rushmore. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rushmore

 Picture taken by D. and N. Duncan and family. Copyright August 2015. Taken at Mount Rushmore.