Jason Lueth Travel Information Speech – Black Hills Example

Mr. Lueth Speech I

I. INTRODUCTION A. Summer is the season of travel in American, and what could be more American than cars, presidents, the old west and big monuments? B. Today we will visit a place that combines all of these items in a fun, family vacation you can see from the comfort of your own car as we travel to the Black Hills of South Dakota. II. BODY A. Mount Rushmore 1. features 60-foot sculptures a. Washington b. Jefferson c. Roosevelt d. Lincoln 2. 1924 sculptor Gutzon Borglum persuaded a. Needles-western heroes b. Stone Mountain, Georgia 3. Carved from 1927-41 a. 400 workers b. Mostly local miners 4. Avenue of flags a. All 50 states 5. Extensive renovation in 1998 a. Gift Shop b. Amphitheater c. Museum d. Cafeteria B. Rapid City—home base 1. Gold Rush 1874 a. 60,000 people 2. Downtown—president statues 3. Dinosaur Park a. WPA b. Tourism—1936 4. Museum of Geology a. School of Mines and Technology b. Second Floor O’Harra Building since 1944 c. New building opening soon C. Scenic Drives 1. Iron Mountain Road a. Also known at U.S. 16A b. Laid out by Gov. Peter Norbeck c. Tunnels highlight Mount Rushmore—either direction 2. Needles Highway a. Also known as S.D. 87 b. Eye of the needle and others c. Was to be site of carving d. Pigtail Bridges, divided lanes D. Custer State Park 1. Largest State Park in Nation—22,900 acres a. Named for Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer b. Calvin Coolidge Summer Whitehouse 2. Many animals—Wildlife Loop Road a. Famous “Begging Burrows” b. Buffalo, other wildlife c. Buffalo roundup each fall E. Jewel Cave National Monument 1. Discovered in 1900 2. National Monument in 1908 3. Today boasts 151.34 miles of mapped passageways

Jason Lueth Travel Information Speech – Black Hills Example

Mr. Lueth Speech I

4. Currently second longest cave system in the world (Mammoth Cave System in Kentucky) Crazy Horse Memorial 1. Begun in 1948 by sculptor by Korczak Ziółkowski 2. Will be 641 feet wide and 563 feet high—biggest in world 3. Crazy Horse Volksmarch each June a. Largest organized hike in America—15,000 G. Spearfish Canyon drive 1. Also known at 14A a. Rail line in 1893 b. Flooded out in 1933, road was build 2. Waterfalls, other scenic beauty III. CONCLUSION A. No matter where you drive in the Black Hills, you will see incredible natural scenic beauty and enjoy true American Family fun. B. The Black Hills of South Dakota cannot be beat for a family summer vacation. Consider visiting by car soon. F.