Mount Rushmore fireworks for 250th celebration move a step closer to reality

South Dakota and Interior Department sign agreement to plan 2026 event

Fireworks explode over Mount Rushmore during a display on July 3, 2020 Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks

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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