RAPID CITY, S.D. – Progress on the Crazy Horse Memorial mountain carving is accelerating, with the horse’s head potentially on track for completion within the next decade, Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation CEO Whitney Rencountre II said on the latest episode of the Dakota Town Hall podcast.
Rencountre joined hosts Jake and Murdoc during a discussion following Native Americans Day and ahead of Native American Heritage Month in November. He discussed the memorial’s mission of preserving Native American culture, its growing educational programs and the progress being made on one of the Black Hills’ most recognizable landmarks.
One of the most common questions surrounding Crazy Horse Memorial is why the carving has taken so long. Rencountre explained that the finished mountain carving will have a surface area approximately 30 times larger than Mount Rushmore. He said the completed face, which stands 87.5 feet tall, represents only about 1.7% of the overall carving…