Pipestone National Monument
Pipestone National Monument is a national monument located in southwestern Minnesota, just north of the city of Pipestone. Lying along U.S. Route 75, Minnesota State Highway 23 and Minnesota State Highway 30, it is home to catlinite rock quarries culturally significant to 23 Native Americans tribal nations of North America.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: located near Pipestone, Minnesota
- Also known as: “PIPE” and “Pipestone Quarry”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pipestone Indian School Superintendent’s House.
Pipestone Indian School Superintendent’s House
Historic building
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The Pipestone Indian School Superintendent's House served as the home of the superintendent of the Pipestone Indian School from its construction in 1907 to the closure of the school in 1953.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pipestone.
Pipestone
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Pipestone is a city in southwestern Minnesota. It is the seat of Pipestone County and has a population of 4554. Pipestone is home to the famous Indian quarry at Pipestone National Monument.
Pipestone National Monument
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Pipestone National Monument” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “النصب التذكاري الوطني بايبستون”
- Arabic: “نصب بيبستون الوطني”
- Cebuano: “Pipestone National Monument”
- Finnish: “Pipestonen kansallismonumentti”
- French: “Pipestone National Monument”
- German: “Heiliger Pfeifensteinbruch”
- German: “Pfeifensteinbruch”
- German: “Pipestone National Monument”
- Russian: “Катлинит”
- Russian: “Пайпстонская каменоломня”
- Swedish: “Pipestone nationalmonument”
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