{"id":443,"date":"2017-02-04T11:31:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T11:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2017\/02\/04\/the-crazy-horse-memorial"},"modified":"2021-10-04T05:21:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T12:21:46","slug":"the-crazy-horse-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=443","title":{"rendered":"the Crazy Horse Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"22826\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"22827\">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<\/script><div style=\"text-align: right;\">\u201cHe left everything so we can carry on his work, and that\u2019s just what we\u2019re going to do. We\u2019re dedicated to that. His whole life would be wasted if the mountain carving and the humanitarian goals are not completed.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">-Sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski<a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/281f8-img_5671.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/281f8-img_5671.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">Located in the heart of the Black Hills is the 27th highest mountain in South Dakota at 6,532 feet. These private lands are preserving the memory of the Oglala Indian Chief Crazy Horse, and the artifacts and history of all Native Americans.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;\">Crazy Horse refused to be moved to reservation land,<\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;\"> and was killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">\n<p><span style=\"background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;\">There are no known pictures of the enigmatic man.&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/eca96-nyzd6200.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/eca96-nyzd6200.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;\">And so the legend grew.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>No government funds are accepted for this continuing memorial, only private donations. Started in 1948, it is a awe inspiring monumental sculpture in progress.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to help contribute, please check out <a href=\"https:\/\/crazyhorsememorial.org\/mission-purpose.html\">The Crazy Horse Memorial<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<p>If you go there and donate in person, you can take a piece of fallen granite from the sculpture. 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