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Pipestone Carving at Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota
Stone pipes were long known among the prehistoric peoples of North America; specimens from 2,000 years ago have been found at Mound City in present-day Ohio. Digging at this Minnesota quarry likely began in the 17th century, a time which coincided with the acquisition of metal tools from European traders. Carvers prized this durable yet relatively soft stone, which ranged from mottled pink to brick red. By all accounts this location came to be the preferred source of pipestone among the Plains tribes. By about 1700, though, the Dakota Sioux controlled the quarries and distributed the stone only through trade.
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Pipestone National Monument, Code: PIPE
Pipestone National Monument, Pipestone County, Minnesota
Latitude: 44.013500213623, Longitude: -96.3247985839844

Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 231890
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01/01/1980 - 12/30/1999
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