Doane Robinson

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Doane Robinson was a South Dakota historian who first conceived the idea of carving monumental figures into the Black Hills, a vision that led to the creation of Mount Rushmore.

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instanceOf human
burialPlace Pierre, South Dakota NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1856-10-21
dateOfDeath 1946-11-27
describedAtURL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doane_Robinson
educatedAt University of Wisconsin–Madison
employer South Dakota Department of History NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Robinson NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork American West history
history of South Dakota
genre state history writing
givenName Doane NERFINISHED
hasPartIn planning of Mount Rushmore National Memorial
influenced Gutzon Borglum NERFINISHED
knownFor conceiving the idea of carving monumental figures into the Black Hills
initiating the project that became Mount Rushmore
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf South Dakota State Historical Society NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableIdea using large-scale mountain sculpture to attract tourists to South Dakota
notableWork concept for carving monumental figures in the Black Hills
early proposal that led to Mount Rushmore National Memorial
occupation historian
lawyer
politician
writer
placeOfActivity Black Hills, South Dakota NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Sparta, Wisconsin NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Pierre, South Dakota NERFINISHED
positionHeld South Dakota State Historian NERFINISHED
proposed carving Western historical figures in the Black Hills to promote tourism
residence Pierre, South Dakota NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
workLocation South Dakota NERFINISHED
wroteAbout South Dakota history
pioneer life in the Dakotas

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