Historian Doane Robinson came up with the idea to promote tourism and artist Gutzon Borglum designed the sculpture itself, modifying the design repeatedly to accommodate the unforgiving rock. Though ...

Visiting Mount Rushmore is at times considered a ... As the idea for the massive monument moved forward, sculptor Gutzon ...

Mount Rushmore to host fireworks for US 250th birthday in 2026, as Gov. Rhoden invites President Trump to South Dakota celebration.

June 6: The Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission is created ... is not strong enough to support the sculpture. Gutzon's son Lincoln Broglum begins full-time work at Rushmore.

The creation of Mount Rushmore is a story ... Chief Henry Standing Bear invited sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski, who worked briefly at Rushmore, to carve a memorial to the Sioux nation in the Black ...

Gutzon Borglum (1867-1941) is best known as the artist commissioned to sculpt the national monument at Mount Rushmore. He worked on the Mount Rushmore sculpture from 1927 until his death in 1941 (the ...

“I think it’s a very prestigious thing to do,” a Nebraska woman visiting Mount Rushmore said. Changing a national monument is a big deal. “I’ve appreciated what Donald Trump has ...

“I think it’s a very prestigious thing to do,” a Nebraska woman visiting Mount Rushmore said. Changing a national monument is a big deal. “I’ve appreciated what Donald Trump has done, but he has much ...