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 ...

Completed during the height of the Great Depression, the carving of Mount Rushmore took nearly 14 years to complete. Built from October 1927 to 1942, the construction of the monument involved more ...

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 ...

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 ...

Construction of the Mount Rushmore monument began in 1927 and lasted until 1941. Borglum oversaw more than 400 workers with various specialties, including blacksmiths, drillers, and tramway operators.

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

"Mount Rushmore is a project of colossal proportion ... Not one person died in the 14 years of construction despite the explosives, heights and daunting conditions. "At this point, the drillers ...

The construction of Mount Rushmore blasted tons of granite and altered the natural landscape forever. Dust, noise, and ongoing tourist foot traffic have affected the area’s fragile habitats.

If there's something raw and rugged about Mount Rushmore, it's because it's far from a finished masterpiece. Save for a final brush-up by Borglum's son, Lincoln, construction halted after the ...

It's not exactly "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," but South Dakota's famous Mount Rushmore does have a ... was blasted into the rock in 1938, but construction stopped in July 1939 when ...

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 ...