Matthew Davis, author of a Mount Rushmore biography, explains how four presidents ended up on a mountain that was never meant to honor them.

(CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, composed of sculptures of the faces of former Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Starting today, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial will offer an assortment of interpretive activities for those looking to enjoy their time at the national park. These ...

Set in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Mount Rushmore may be one of the United States’ most recognizable landmarks, but as author Matthew Davis explains in “A Biography of a Mountain – The Making and ...

When my son was in 5th grade, his English teacher shared a list of places they “must see”. On that list was Mount Rushmore. In the summer of 2000, when our boys were 8 & 10, we took a 5 week family ...

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An oft-requested path from the George S. Mickelson Trail to Mount Rushmore National Memorial could eventually become a reality if a feasible route can be found. State Game, Fish & Parks park director ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Officials in South Dakota are pushing hard to build President Donald Trump‘s proposed National Garden of American Heroes in the Black Hills near Mount Rushmore, but the effort ...

People have long wanted to add presidents to Mount Rushmore. But there’s two big reasons that’s unlikely, if not impossible. Even in the years before work on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial ...