More than 70 years ago, Lakota Chief Henry Standing Bear dedicated Thunderhead Mountain as the site of the Crazy Horse Memorial. What's taking so long?
The Crazy Horse Memorial: It’s the Largest Sculptural Project in History, but Will It Ever Be Finished?
In the Black Hills of South Dakota, less than a half-hour drive down the road from Mount Rushmore, just 17 miles away, another colossal mountain sculpture the largest sculptural project in history is taking shape.
The Crazy Horse Memorial officially began taking shape in 1948. No one is predicting when it will be completed.
Yet while it may be a work in progress with likely many years to go before it’s completed, it’s far enough along that already it’s a mesmerizing sight that draws more than a million visitors a year.