Mount Rushmore wasn’t really his idea. Robinson conceived the original concept in a bid to boost tourism. As it sits in the sacred land of the Lakota Sioux Nation in the Black Hills of South Dakota, ...
Behind the iconic faces of Mount Rushmore lies a hidden room carved into the mountain—a secret dream of its creator, Gutzon Borglum. Meant to preserve America’s founding documents, it remains sealed ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plans to kick off Independence Day with a showy display at Mount Rushmore are drawing sharp criticism from Native Americans who view the monument as a ...
The cliff-face of Mount Rushmore seemed to offer the best granite and the best setting: a sunny, eastern exposure. In mid-August 1925, the sculptor, his 13-year-old son, Lincoln, and Robinson traveled ...