More than 75 years in the making, this massive monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota is set to become the world's largest sculpture when it is finally completed.
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The Best Historical Monuments to Visit in the U.S. Midwest

More than 75 years in the making, this massive monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota is set to become the world's largest sculpture when it is finally completed.

The brainchild of Polish-American sculptor Korczak Ziolkowsk, the memorial pays homage to Crazy Horse, or Tasunke Witco, who in 1876 led the charge against General Custer and the Seventh U.S. Cavalry Battalion, in what is known as Custer's Last Stand or the Battle of Little Big Horn. Today, the partially completed image of Crazy Horse is carved into Thunderhead Mountain in South Dakota, on land considered sacred by his tribe.

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