Beyond The Granite Faces: The People's History of Keystone

In the Season 1 finale, History Below The Pines steps away from the shadows of Mount Rushmore to explore the "People’s History of Keystone" at its most enduring landmark: Halley’s General Store. Founded in the 1880s by a ventriloquist wagon peddler known as "Cheap John," Halley’s has evolved from a 19th-century mercantile into a living museum that remains virtually unchanged today.Levi Kessler, the founder of History Below The Pines sits down with current owner Will Nelson and local historian Bernard to discuss how this single building served as the heartbeat of a mining town—supplying everything from 1880s fashion to the dynamite used by Gutzon Borglum’s crew to carve the faces on the mountain.This is another episode you will not want to miss! Thank you all for tuning in this season and we will be back soon for another season of The Storytellers' Collection Podcast! See you next season! - HBP