High in the Black Hills of South Dakota, a monumental tribute to Native American heritage is taking shape, both in granite ...

CUSTER COUNTY, S.D. (KELO) — The Crazy Horse Memorial is celebrating its 75th anniversary this weekend. Saturday June 3rd marks the day of the first blast. Since 2020, Crazy Horse Memorial has ...

CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL | When sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski died on Oct. 20, 1982, many thought his dream of creating a lasting tribute to all Native Americans — with a massive ...

In the 1940s, Chief Standing Bear wrote to the sculptor, Korczak Ziolkowski, and asked him to create a monument for Crazy Horse. On June 3, 1948, Korczak made the first blast and the project was ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The death of Crazy Horse Memorial leader Ruth Ziolkowski triggers a succession plan that transfers leadership to three people focused on advancing three main components: the ...

Overall, Crazy Horse will be 563 feet high, 641 feet long and be carved in-the-round, according to a news release from the Crazy Horse Memorial project.

No one knows how long it will take to complete the mammoth Crazy Horse Memorial. The world's largest sculpture has been a work in progress for more than 60 years. But however long it takes, it is ...

Hundreds of hikers turned out to Crazy Horse Memorial in Custer Saturday for the biannual Volksmarch, the only time visitors can hike up the monument and stand below the imposing 90-foot face of ...

But Rushmore’s duality still feels simpler than the layers of significance and controversy around the monument to Crazy Horse. The unfinishedness alone makes the project fascinating: At present ...