Back in 1939, visitors to Mount Rushmore could get an up-close look at the monument construction. Tourists made their way up the mountain on steps or by taking a chair lift, much like those at ski ...

Mount Rushmore under construction in the 1930s. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images) Taliaferro says Borglum was “cozy” with the American white supremacist hate group.

Clifford worked on Mount Rushmore from 1938-40, earning 55 cents an hour. Between 1927 and 1941, nearly 400 men and a few women worked on the memorial, which is now visited by nearly 3 million ...

KEYSTONE, S.D. — Major construction projects will begin this week at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Construction will continue through this year and much of 2020; the estimated completion ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — One of the country’s most popular tourist attractions is getting to the core of a multi-million dollar upgrade. The Rapid City Journal reports that major construction ...

The last living construction worker who helped shape Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota’s Black Hills has died, according to his wife. Donald “Nick” Clifford of Keystone, South ...

The last living worker who helped construct Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota’s Black Hills has died. Nick Clifford stands in front of Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South ...

Coming in 2020: An upgraded, enhanced Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Major construction projects at the memorial will begin the week of July 8. Construction will continue through this year and ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The last living worker who helped construct Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota’s Black Hills has died. Donald ‘‘Nick’’ Clifford of Keystone, S.D., was ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – The last living worker who helped construct Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota’s Black Hills has died. Donald “Nick” Clifford of Keystone, South ...