Patricia Ann Gaines

Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana

Representing America's solid foundation by which this country was formed. Here so carved in granite and firmly poised are giants of this great nation's past.

Douglas Lynch

Hometown: Wilmington, Delaware

The thoughts and ideals of humans are the foundation of great nations.

James Lindsey

Hometown: Alton, Illinois

FOR GOD, COUNTRY AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, WHOM WE SO PROUDLY SERVE.

Joe Hesse

Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota

This monument pays tribute to great men and their accomplishments. Remember that there is no future or present without the past.

Brian Bowen

Hometown: Houston, Texas

In the openness of a nation's heart, the inheritances of previous generations passed on to future generations, set forth in this mountainside are four of the national leaders to whom the next generations owe their inheritances.

Many have followed, and many more shall. These leaders represent the spirit, courage, and wisdom of a self-governing people. From their strength and example, find spirit. From their bravery and might, find courage. From their legacies and lives, find wisdom.

For in order for this nation to persevere, requires that every future generation take up the same sword of righteousness, the same light of liberty, and the same love of freedom. For what shall a man gain if he inherit the world if he loses his soul? Indeed, the inheritance of the world is the preservation of the freedom these leaders shaped and protected, and shall forever more be the soul of the United States of America.

Linda Schaub

Hometown: Virginia Beach, Virginia

Carved here, intended to stand forever, these great men represent everything that America stands for -- courage, character, commitment. That is the message we all must remember.

Richard Ronten

Hometown: Fremont, California

Great Leaders of a Great Land and a Great People. May our liberties, freedoms, our values last as long as stone itself.

Jolene A. Darnold

Hometown: Odell, Nebraska

Freedom Forever

Scott Kellerman

Hometown: Palm Desert, California

THESE FOUR PRESIDENTS COULD NOT OF BEEN MORE DIFFERENT IN THEIR POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, BUT STOOD SHOULDER TO SHOULDER IN THE UNWAVERING PASSION FOR THE IDEAL OF DEMOCRACY. NOT UNLIKE THE MANY PEOPLE OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY WHO HAVE IMMIGRATED FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE WITH THEIR OWN CUSTOMS, RELIGIONS, AND PREJUDICES THAT MAGICALLY UNITE, NOTAS ONE VOICE, BUT MANY IN THIS GREAT COUNTRY, AMERICA!

George L. Drake

Hometown: El Cajon, California

The future is our FREEDOM. The past is our BILL OF RIGHTS. We are all small at some time, but greatness is there for all of us.