(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 ...

Set in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Mount Rushmore may be one of the United States’ most recognizable landmarks, but as ...

Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced in a press release Friday that he has reached an agreement with the National Park Service to reopen Mount Rushmore for the duration of the federal government shutdown.

Carved from the ageless granite of South Dakota’s Black Hills, Mount Rushmore National Memorial was originally envisioned as a tribute to some of the American West’s legendary heroes. But when famed ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The photographic transparencies were donated in 1988 by collector Michael De Vivo, who received the materials from the J. Walter Thompson ...

Since then, Snopes has investigated the histories of a range of monuments across the country, including our previous coverage ...

Mount Rushmore has not looked so good in more than six decades. This past summer, the four presidents were given a high-tech face-lift; they were blasted with 150-degree water under high pressure.

(The Hill) – Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) introduced a bill Tuesday seeking to add President Trump’s face to the Mount Rushmore monument. “His remarkable accomplishments for our country and the ...

President Donald Trump’s legacy is set in stone as he enters his second term as president. Now a Florida senator wants his face set in stone, too — at Mount Rushmore. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) ...