Complete guide to Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota including things to see, how to get to the park, lodging ...

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden is reviving plans to give away Black Hills land near Mount Rushmore for President Trump to build a statue garden.

The plot of land in South Dakota’s Black Hills, according to Rhoden, is privately owned by a family willing to donate it.

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.