KEYSTONE, S.D. — Major construction projects will begin this week at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

Where is Mount Rushmore National Memorial? It is a prominent and massive sculpture made for commemoration of key presidents.

On Oct. 4, 1927, construction on Mount Rushmore began in the Black Hills National Forest of South Dakota. Over the course of 12 years, the faces of former presidents George Washington, Thomas Jeffe… ...

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 ...

Donald Trump ’s Mount Rushmore dream faces a very literal rock wall. President Trump has reignited his longstanding dream of ...

Originally, Mount Rushmore was supposed to depict heroes of the Wild West. In the end, the sculptor settled for four American presidents.

While some Trump allies support his dream of joining Mount Rushmore, those who know the monument best have raised concerns ...

The creation of Mount Rushmore, which set the images of four American presidents in towering monumental relief in the Black Hills of South Dakota, began on this day in history, Oct. 4, 1927 ...

A view of Mount Rushmore under construction, c.1938-1939 Archives of American Art / Smithsonian Institution Each year, two million visitors walk or roll from the entrance of Mount Rushmore ...

Nine little-known secrets and surprising facts about one of the country's most iconic landmarks: Mount Rushmore.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial at an early stage of construction in 1929. Borglum died before the work was completed but his son, Lincoln Borglum, carried it on with a crew of 400 workers.