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Mount Rushmore's Sculptor almost designed the Bayfront's Seawall

Even if you've never been to South Dakota, you know of Mount Rushmore. Did you know that its famous sculptor almost constructed something in the Coastal Bend?

Even if you've never been to South Dakota, you know of Mount Rushmore.

Did you know that its famous sculptor almost constructed something in the Coastal Bend?

Gutzon Borglum, a Danish-American artist, made several proposals to the City of Corpus Christi in the early 1920's to modify the Bayfront.

At no cost to the city, Borglum designed a seawall that would incorporate parks and roads as well as a giant statue of Jesus Christ.

Thanks to a twist of fate, he went on to create one of the world's most famous sculptures.

Engineers later designed the seawall the Coastal Bend sees today.

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