About this episode
This episode explores the history and significance of Mount Rushmore, including its construction and future plans for a Native American chief's carving.
It’s one of the most iconic structures in the United States – the giant granite faces of four American presidents, staring out from the side of Mount Rushmore. But how do you carve faces out of a mountain? Why is the site in South Dakota? What lies hidden behind the faces, buried deep within the rock? Today, investigators are piecing together the true story of Mount Rushmore – and discovering that, one day, the carving of a Native American chief will dwarf even the ‘Shrine to Democracy’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Topics covered
- Mount Rushmore
- American history
- Native American culture
- monuments
- sculpture
- South Dakota
Keywords
- Mount Rushmore
- American presidents
- granite faces
- South Dakota
- Native American chief
- Shrine to Democracy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Windfall Films
Books & works: Shrine to Democracy
Places: Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
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