Mount Rushmore was named for Charles E. Rushmore, a White New York City lawyer who visited the ... Indian Territory" in perpetuity. But when gold was found in the Black Hills several years later ...

The creation of Mount Rushmore is a story of struggle — and ... Perpetuity lasted only until gold was found in the mountains and prospectors migrated there in the 1870s.

Here's your guide to visiting Mount Rushmore with kids, plus things to do nearby in Keystone and Rapid City, SD ... from touring a historic gold mine to panning for gold. The mine is smooth ...

October 1: Rushmore is dedicated. June 6: The Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission is created. Rapid City mayor John Boland is named president of the Commission's executive committee.

has introduced a bill proposing to carve President Donald Trump into Mount Rushmore. The South Dakota ... a bill to award Trump the Congressional Gold Medal for his first administration's foreign ...

According to the then-congresswoman’s account, she encouraged the president to visit her home state, reminding him that Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota. Trump replied, “Do you know it’s my dream to ...