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Mount Rushmore National Memorial
1st Amendment Permit Application 10-February-2008
Audio Tour 03-February-2007
Award Winning Audio Tour 11-September-2007
Bookstore 29-August-2006
Class Form 28-April-2009
Contact Us 08-January-2006
flag_ceremony_application 26-November-2008
flagceremony 07-January-2008
Frequently Asked Questions 08-January-2006
Gift Shop 29-August-2006
Mount Rushmore National Memorial 14-April-2006
Sculpting Class Registration Form 28-April-2009
Sculpting Classes 28-April-2009
Sculpting Classes 2009 28-April-2009
For Kids
Be A Junior Ranger 14-February-2008
Crossword answers 12-March-2008
Crossword puzzle 12-March-2008
For Kids 27-August-2006
Newspaper 19-August-2007
Park Fun 11-January-2006
Scramble 28-November-2006
Scramble answers 01-March-2008
washingtons measurements 29-December-2007
Word search 28-November-2006
For Teachers
2009 additional programs 13-January-2009
2009 Mount Rushmore National Memorial Education Newsletter 11-January-2008
2009 video conference form 13-January-2009
2009ClassroomReservationForm 09-January-2008
2009FieldTripandScholarshipForm 09-January-2008
Distance Learning Opportunities 22-November-2006
Educational Programs 09-January-2007
For Teachers 11-January-2006
Guest Speakers 09-January-2007
NPS Focus 24-December-2006
Other Resources 09-January-2008
Plan A Field Trip 27-August-2006
History & Culture
Sculptor Gutzon Borglum 03-February-2008
1927 President Coolidge Dedication Speech 18-January-2009
1936 FDR Dedication 19-January-2009
Borglum response telegram 02-February-2008
Carving History 10-December-2006
Doane Robinson letter 02-February-2008
Hall of Records 22-November-2006
Historical Letters and Legislation 02-February-2008
History & Culture 28-April-2006
House Bill 02-December-2006
Memorial History 10-December-2006
Memorial Lighting History 10-February-2007
Mount Rushmore Enabling Legislation 02-February-2008
Old Facilities 22-July-2008
Old Facilities Exhibit 29-February-2008
P.L. 805 70th Congress 02-February-2008
People 27-August-2006
Sculptor Lincoln Borglum 03-February-2008
Senate Bill 02-December-2006
Time line 02-December-2006
Why these four 27-August-2006
Nature & Science
Amphibians 06-December-2006
Animals 01-November-2006
Cave / Karst Systems 09-December-2006
Environmental Factors 06-December-2006
Forests 09-December-2006
Geologic Activity 06-December-2006
Geology 06-December-2006
Groundwater 09-December-2006
Natural Features & Ecosystems 09-December-2006
Nature & Science 01-November-2006
Park Wildlife Informaiton 29-February-2008
Plants 01-November-2006
Rock Block Monitoring 29-February-2008
Rock Block System 22-July-2008
Soils 09-December-2006
Soundscape / Noise 26-March-2009
Trees and Shrubs 06-December-2006
Wildflowers 02-November-2006
Wildflowers at Rushmore 03-February-2008
Wildlife 22-July-2008
Park Management
Centennial Initiative In Progress 20-August-2007
Freedom Of Information Act 19-December-2006
General Management Plan 20-November-2008
GMP Contact Us 26-November-2008
GMP Multimedia Resources 26-November-2008
GMP Press Releases 03-December-2008
Jobs 19-December-2006
Management 28-August-2006
Mount Rushmore Centennial Initiative Strategy 23-August-2007
Mount Rushmore National Memorial Centennial Initiative 23-August-2007
Our Staff & Offices 19-January-2008
Park Planning 20-November-2008
Park Statistics 20-December-2006
Planning Today for Tomorrow's Parks 27-November-2008
rushmorescopingnewsletter 20-November-2008
scoping meeting presentation 02-December-2008
Park News
2008 naturalization ceremony 12-August-2008
2008 Press Releases 26-March-2009
2008moruwinterpaper 15-October-2008
2008summernewspaper 27-April-2008
2009 summer workshops 04-May-2009
Archive 18-July-2006
Be Prepared and Arrive Early for Mount Rushmore Independence Day Celebration 30-June-2007
Burnett Book Signing 23-June-2008
celebration a success 04-July-2008
Comments through PEPC 23-June-2008
dare vehicle 14-July-2008
Don Hart Named Chief Ranger 17-April-2009
EA Public Meeting 26-March-2009
Entertainment and Fireworks Celebrate Independence Day at Mount Rushmore 04-July-2007
Fall Hours 29-September-2007
fall hours announced 03-December-2008
Fall Hours at Mount Rushmore 01-September-2007
Fireworks, Music, and Dance Mark Mount Rushmore Independence Day Celebration 30-June-2007
greenpeace demonstration 08-July-2009
inauguration ceremony 26-March-2009
julie gregg joins mount rushmore team 03-December-2008
July 3 program 25-June-2008
Memorial honors Frank Buckles 23-June-2008
MORU NEWS 10-April-2007
MORU Summer hours 04-May-2009
Mount Rushmore Newspaper 07-April-2007
Mount Rushmore Summer 2009 Newspaper 28-April-2009
News 17-July-2006
News Releases 23-June-2007
partnership for 3d scanning 08-July-2009
preservationteam 11-September-2008
public scoping meetings announced 03-December-2008
Raisch book signing 23-June-2008
Rising Temperatures and Dry Conditions Threaten Mount Rushmore Fireworks 30-June-2007
Singh Joins Rushmore Team 04-May-2009
Status of Fireworks Program still Uncertain 02-July-2007
stier book signing 02-July-2008
Summer Hours 23-June-2008
Summer Sculpture Workshops 23-June-2008
tramway for fireworks 24-June-2008
Photos & Multimedia
Mount Rushmore Pictures Today 02-December-2007
Photo Gallery 27-August-2006
Photos & Multimedia 27-August-2006
Plan Your Visit
MORU Park Brochure 06-August-2007
2008 Independence Day Flyer 17-June-2008
Accessibility 17-December-2007
Application for Filming Permit - Long Form 07-March-2008
Application for Filming Permit - Short Form 07-March-2008
Application for First Amendment Permit 07-March-2008
Application for Special Use Permit 07-March-2008
Application for Special Use Wedding Permit 07-March-2008
Black Hills Map 14-November-2006
Brochures 11-January-2006
CFR 36 2.51 10-February-2008
CFR 36 2.52 10-February-2008
CFR2.51 07-March-2008
cfr2.52 07-March-2008
Directions 11-January-2006
first amendment area 1 13-February-2008
First Amendment Area 2 13-February-2008
First Amendment Area 3 13-February-2008
First Amendment Designated Areas 12-February-2008
Gift Shop 13-February-2008
GPS 07-March-2009
Guided Tours 22-January-2007
guidelines for commercial filming and photography 17-July-2008
Guidelines for Special Use Application 07-March-2008
Guidelines for Special Use Weddings Permit 07-March-2008
Gutzon Borglum 19-August-2007
Hall 19-August-2007
highline installation 01-July-2009
History 19-August-2007
independence day celebrated 04-July-2009
July 3 & 4 Activities 27-June-2007
July 3 Planning Begins 05-June-2009
July 3rd and 4th Events 07-March-2007
Lincoln Borglum Museum 04-December-2007
Maps 14-November-2006
MORU Avenue of Flags 19-August-2007
MORU Geology 06-August-2007
Navajo Code Talkers 01-July-2009
Operating Hours 11-January-2006
Park Fees 11-January-2006
Park Map 14-November-2006
Permits 01-December-2007
Pets 17-December-2007
Places To Go 29-August-2006
plan ahead 01-July-2009
plan ahead for july 3 30-June-2008
Plan Your Visit 10-January-2006
policy for printed materials 12-September-2008
Policy for printed matter 07-March-2008
policy for public assemblies 12-September-2008
Policy Statement for Public Assemblies 07-March-2008
program july 3 01-July-2009
Public Transportation 11-January-2006
Schedule Of Events 10-January-2006
Sculpture Workshops 25-March-2008
sculptureworkshopregistrationform 25-March-2008
Special Events 14-April-2006
Things To Do 10-January-2006
Things To Know Before You Come 12-January-2006
Traffic & Travel Tips 11-January-2006
U.S. Presidents 19-August-2007
Wedding location map 01-December-2007
Where To Eat 17-December-2007
Workers 22-August-2007
Your Safety 17-December-2007
Support Your Park
Bookstore 18-December-2006
Support Your Park 12-January-2006
Volunteer 18-December-2006
Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
That there is a cave in the mountain behind the heads on Mount Rushmore? It is called the Hall of Records. Gutzon Borglum and his workers started the drilling in July of 1938 and work was halted in July of 1939.

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