On Monday, South Dakota Gov ... Mount Rushmore is a national memorial under the control of the United States Department of the Interior. Fireworks were last set off at Mount Rushmore in ...

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Mount Rushmore will host an Independence Day-themed fireworks display next year, bringing worldwide attention to the national memorial and South Dakota, but also bringing concerns about potential ...

The ban on fireworks at Mount Rushmore was lifted once since 2009, when then-Governor Kristi Noem arranged with the Interior Department to reinstate the display for one year in 2020. That July, President Donald Trump attended the fireworks show in the Black Hills.