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July 3 Fireworks
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July 3rd fireworks display held annually at Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
 

2008 Independence Day Celebration a Success!

The July 3 Independence Day Celebration was a success.  Approximately 30,000 people came to the memorial to see the evening fireworks display.

Festivities will continue on July 4 with music starting in the amphitheater at 5:30 p.m. and concluding with the Evening Program and sculpture illumination at 9:00 p.m.

Please check back next June for information on the 2009 Independence Day Celebration.
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Did You Know?
Over 90% of Mount Rushmore was carved by using dynamite. Dynamite blasts removed approximately 450,000 tons of rock from the mountain.

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Last Updated: July 17, 2008 at 11:28 EST