Mount Rushmore fireworks for 250th celebration move a step closer to reality
South Dakota and Interior Department sign agreement to plan 2026 event

Gov. Larry Rhoden and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced Tuesday that South Dakota and the U.S. Department of the Interior are moving forward with plans for a Mount Rushmore fireworks celebration in 2026 to mark America’s 250th birthday.
Rhoden and Burgum signed a memorandum of agreement to advance the planning.
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