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Millions Continue Flocking to Mount Rushmore in Spite of Cancel Culture

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Millions Continue Flocking to Mount Rushmore in Spite of Cancel Culture
Four visitors to Mount Rushmore gaze at the national monument in Keystone, S.D., on Sept. 7, 2022. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times
Allan Stein
Allan Stein
9/11/2022|Updated: 9/14/2022
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KEYSTONE, S.D.—A soft wind blew across the Grand View Terrace of Mount Rushmore National Memorial and a shiver ran up my spine.

For millions of Americans visiting for the first time, like me, this is hallowed ground—liberty and sacrifice carved into the timeless mountain.

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Allan Stein is a national reporter for The Epoch Times based in Arizona.
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