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2. Cora Babbitt Johnson - Wikipedia

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   Cora Babbitt Johnson (born c. 1882) was an American journalist and preservationist known for her vocal opposition to the Mount Rushmore project in the Black Hills of South Dakota. A Black Hills local herself, she worked as editor-in-chief of the Hot Springs Star newspaper for eight years before becoming a features writer for other publications ...

3. Doane Robinson - Wikipedia

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   Jonah LeRoy "Doane" Robinson (October 19, 1856 – November 27, 1946 [1]) was an American historian who was the state historian of South Dakota.He is known for conceiving of the idea for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills, which he believed would stimulate tourism to the area.

4. Mount Rushmore - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 December 2024. Mountain in South Dakota with sculptures of four U.S. presidents For the band, see Mount Rushmore (band). Mount Rushmore National Memorial Shrine of Democracy Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe Mount Rushmore features Gutzon Borglum's sculpted heads of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore ...

5. Bedrock City (South Dakota) - Wikipedia

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   Flintstones Bedrock City was a 62 acres (25 ha) theme park and campground in Custer, South Dakota in the Black Hills which featured buildings and characters inspired by The Flintstones television series. The facility opened in 1966 and closed in 2015. [1] The campground was reopened as Buffalo Ridge Campground Resort.

6. Pennington County, South Dakota - Wikipedia

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   In 1923, Doane Robinson, superintendent of the SD State Historical Society, began promoting the concept of a giant sculpture carved from a Black Hills mountain. By 1927 this concept took substance, when work on Mount Rushmore began. Shortly after the US entered World War II, an Army training airbase was established in Pennington County.

7. U.S. Route 16A - Wikipedia

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   Mount Rushmore seen from a tunnel on US 16A. The route passes through Keystone, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, the Norbeck Wildlife Management Area and Black Elk Wilderness within Black Hills National Forest, and Custer State Park (including State Game Lodge and Legion Lake), before rejoining the parent highway.