Mount Rushmore

Cultural  

1. A mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota noted for the huge portraits of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt carved on it. Officially called Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

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At Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, President Donald Trump’s holiday weekend appearance was delayed by severe weather before he delivered remarks.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

And a 2016 US government study found perchlorate, an oxidizing agent used in fireworks, had made its way into groundwater and surface water around Mount Rushmore National Memorial, which holds annual July 4 shows.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

After North Dakota, the president is expected to travel to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota on Friday, a day before the Independence Day celebrations in Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

It will be the first fireworks display at Mount Rushmore since 2020, when Trump also attended during his first term.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

I have always heard that Maine people are rather taciturn, but for this candidate for Mount Rushmore to point twice in an afternoon was to be unbearably talkative.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck