The sculpture, which famously depicts four former US Presidents as 60 foot granite faces, was constructed between 1927 and ...

The sculpture, which famously depicts four former US Presidents as 60-foot granite faces, was constructed between 1927 and 1941 under the direction of architect Gutzon Borglum. Everybody knows that.

The creation of Mount Rushmore is a story of struggle — and to some, desecration. The Black Hills are sacred to the Lakota Sioux, the original occupants of the area when white settlers arrived.

But many Americans might not know the secret behind one of the country's most iconic political monuments. Enter: The Hall of Records at Mount Rushmore. Where the frontal lobe of Abraham Lincoln's ...