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Tampa Bay Lightning: The Organizations “Franchise Four”

Mount Rushmore, located in Pennington County, South Dakota is one of America’s most popular tourist attractions. The beautiful carvings on the side of the mountain brings in an average of over two million people to the area annually.

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The granite carvings help symbolize over 130 years of American history, and the four faces that were carved into the mountainside represent some of the countries greatest presidents and leaders that helped make the United States of America the greatest country in the world.

Though the Tampa Bay Lightning organization has not been around for 130 years like Mount Rushmore (23 to be exact) there have been many great players that have proudly worn the teams sweater during their careers and helped grow Lightning hockey into what it is today.