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.

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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.

It was also the first time the fireworks had been held at Mount Rushmore in nearly a decade. The governor's office did not immediately provide a comment on the court's decision.

A Tennessee congressman said it is "essential" to add President Trump to Mount Rushmore to commemorate his "recent ...

Around 7,500 attendees filed in after security checks at Mount Rushmore, which included two rounds of backpack searches, a walk-through metal detector and a handheld metal detector. Morgan Matzen ...

Beginning Sunday, teams will begin installing a temporary highline system on Mount Rushmore to prepare for the annual Independence Day Celebration on July 3. The state-of-the-art rope system is ...

President Trump is planning a massive fireworks display at Mount Rushmore on July 3, despite a decade-long ban on pyrotechnics at the iconic monument because of concerns about public health ...