Thursday 18 January 2024

The Dark History of Mount Rushmore


Between 1927 and 1941, workers blasted 450,000 tons of rock from a mountainside using chisels, jackhammers, and dynamite. Gradually, they carved out Mount Rushmore. 
Today, the monument draws nearly 3 million people to South Dakota’s Black Hills every year. 
But its façade belies a dark history. Learn more about it.


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