Case in point: Yahoo Answers. At the time of the airing, they were no longer used therefore no longer secret I think Does anyone else know of this? A number of people pointed out, correctly, that there is a Hall of Records, an unfinished chamber in the wall of the canyon behind the heads of Mount Rushmore.
Borglum had planned to turn the Hall of Records into a repository for important documents and other pieces of American history. A small, square hole was carved into the floor of the chamber, and porcelain plates containing reproductions of the Constitution and other documents were sealed inside it. Jump directly to the content.
Sign in. All Football. Related Stories. The area was named Sioux territory by the Fort Laramie Treaty of , and for Native American protesters—particularly active in the s—Mount Rushmore is a painful reminder of broken treaties and a history of mistreatment.
This sentiment is only worsened by the men represented on the monument. If you're using Google Maps to locate this national landmark, be very, very specific. Apparently, general searches for Mount Rushmore often send travelers astray. If you find yourself at a Methodist campground called Storm Mountain Center, you're about 12 miles away from the memorial. Nine Secrets of Mount Rushmore. Due to safety and security concerns, visitors are prohibited from scaling the mountain to view the Hall of Records.
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