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- Pipestone_National_Monument abstract "Pipestone National Monument is located in southwestern Minnesota, just north of the city of Pipestone, Minnesota. It is located along the highways of U.S. Route 75, Minnesota State Highway 23 and Minnesota State Highway 30.The catlinite, or "pipestone", has been traditionally used to make ceremonial pipes, vitally important to traditional Plains Indian religious practices. The quarries are sacred to most of the tribe of North America, Dakota, Lakota, and other tribes of Native Americans, and were neutral territory where all Nations could quarry stone for ceremonial pipes. The Sioux tribes may have taken control of the quarries around 1700, but the Minnesota pipestone has been found inside North American burial mounds dating from long before that, and ancient Indian trails leading to the area suggest pipestone may have been quarried there for many centuries.As the United States grew westward in the 19th century, pipes found their way into white society through trade. To protect their source, the Yankton Sioux secured free and unrestricted access via The Treaty With The Yankton Sioux, which was signed on April 19, 1858.The land was acquired by the federal government in 1893. In 1928, the Yankton Sioux, then resettled on a reservation 150 miles (240 km) away, sold their claim to the federal government. The National Monument was established by an act of Congress on August 25, 1937, and the establishing legislation restored quarrying rights to the Indians. Today only people of Native American ancestry are allowed to quarry the pipestone. A boundary change occurred on June 18, 1956. As an historic area under the National Park Service it was administratively listed on the National Register of Historic Places under the heading "Cannomok'e—Pipestone National Monument". The Red Pipestone Quarries within the monument comprise a Minnesota State Historic Site.During the summer months, there are cultural demonstrations at the monument. The Upper Midwest Indian Cultural Center, located inside the visitor center, sponsors demonstrations of pipemaking by native craftworkers using the stone from the quarries. Local Native Americans carve the stones using techniques passed down from their ancestors. Many of the demonstrators are third or fourth generation pipe makers.Visitors can also walk along a three-quarter mile (1.2 km) self-guided trail to view the pipestone quarries and a waterfall. A trail guide is available at the visitor center. About 260 acres (1.1 km2) of the national monument has been restored to native tallgrass prairie. Monument staff burn prairie parcels on a rotating basis to control weeds and stimulate growth of native grasses. A larger area of restored tallgrass prairie and a small Bison herd are maintained by the Minnesota DNR at Blue Mounds State Park, 20 miles (32 km) to the south.The visitor center features exhibits about the natural and cultural history of the site, including a petroglyph display. There is also an orientation video about the history of the pipestone quarries.".
- Pipestone_National_Monument governingBody National_Park_Service.
- Pipestone_National_Monument location Sweet_Township,_Pipestone_County,_Minnesota.
- Pipestone_National_Monument nearestCity Pipestone,_Minnesota.
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- Pipestone_National_Monument numberOfVisitors "69820".
- Pipestone_National_Monument numberOfVisitorsAsOf "2005".
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- Pipestone_National_Monument wikiPageWikiLinkText "Minnesota pipestone quarries".
- Pipestone_National_Monument wikiPageWikiLinkText "Pipestone National Monument".
- Pipestone_National_Monument wikiPageWikiLinkText "Pipestone Quarry".
- Pipestone_National_Monument wikiPageWikiLinkText "Pipestone".
- Pipestone_National_Monument wikiPageWikiLinkText "Red Pipestone Quarry".
- Pipestone_National_Monument wikiPageWikiLinkText "designated a national monument".
- Pipestone_National_Monument wikiPageWikiLinkText "pipestone quarries".
- Pipestone_National_Monument area "281.78".
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- Pipestone_National_Monument location Sweet_Township,_Pipestone_County,_Minnesota.
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- Pipestone_National_Monument longMinutes "19".
- Pipestone_National_Monument longSeconds "30".
- Pipestone_National_Monument mpsub "Pipestone County MRA".
- Pipestone_National_Monument name "Cannomok'e--Pipestone National Monument".
- Pipestone_National_Monument nearestCity Pipestone,_Minnesota.
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- Pipestone_National_Monument refnum "66000112".
- Pipestone_National_Monument visitationNum "69820".
- Pipestone_National_Monument visitationYear "2005".
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