South Dakota's most famous landmark will host a fireworks display for the first time in six years in 2026. South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the former North ...

America’s celebration of Independence Day officially begins Friday night at Mount Rushmore, where thousands got tickets to see President Donald Trump and a patriotic fireworks display above the ...

FILE - In this July 3, 2020, file photo, fireworks light the sky over the Mount Rushmore National Memorial near Keystone, S.D.

USGS, however, said the drinking water at Mount Rushmore is safe for public consumption. Aerial fireworks displays were a staple of the memorial during Independence Days between 1998 and 2009.

Past fireworks displays are the likely cause of contaminated water at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, where an estimated 3 million visitors a year may have sampled the tainted water ...

Fireworks explode above the Mount Rushmore National Monument during an Independence Day event attended by the US president in Keystone, South Dakota, July 3, 2020.

President Joe Biden's administration rejected permit requests for Fourth of July fireworks displays at Mount Rushmore in 2021 and 2022, citing concerns from local tribes and environmental worries.