Pipestone National Monument (Minnesota)

This park site contains quarries of pipestone, also
known as Catlinite.  It is a type of rock from which
Indians carved pipes and other objects.  In the visitor
center a Native-American demonstrates how it is
done.

Contact Information

Pipestone National Monument
36 Reservation Ave
Pipestone, MN 56164-1269

(507) 825-5464

Link to the National Park Service Website page for
this site.
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