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Mount Rushmore's Background
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Many people have a specific memory of Mount Rushmore being situated against a backdrop of dense, towering forests or a different type of rock formation than its actual setting.
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What People Remember
People recall a different, often more dramatic or heavily wooded, natural background behind the carved faces.
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What's Actually True
Mount Rushmore is carved into a granite formation within the Black Hills of South Dakota, surrounded by pine forests but also visible against open sky, not necessarily a dense, unbroken forest wall.
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#landmarks#usa#monuments#landscape
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