Pipestone in Pipestone County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Rock Island Depot

Pipestone Historic Site

October 28, 2023

1. Rock Island Depot Marker

Inscription. The Rock Island Depot was built in 1890, using cream color bricks and Sioux quartzite trimming. It featured a slate roof and two waiting rooms; one for men and one for women. It was built by the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway but purchased by the Rock Island and Pacific Railway in 1902. The depot closed in the 1960's. Historic Pipestone Inc. acquired the building in 1986 and completed exterior restoration in 1993. The depot was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, U.S. Department of the Interior, in 1980.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 44° 0.228′ N, 96° 19.073′ W. Marker is in Pipestone, Minnesota, in Pipestone County. It is on North Hiawatha Avenue north of 4th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 N Hiawatha Ave, Pipestone MN 56164, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Minnesota. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Great Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Calumet Hotel (approx. ¼ mile away); Moore Block (approx. ¼ mile away); Ferris Block (approx. ¼ mile away); The Old City Hall

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Song of Hiawatha Pageant Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Carnegie Library (approx. 0.4 miles away); L. H. Moore Soldier Memorial Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pipestone County Soldiers Memorial Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pipestone.

Also see . . . Minnesota MPS Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Depot | National Archives Catalog. (Submitted on November 2, 2023.)

October 28, 2023

2. Rock Island Depot Marker

Rock Island Depot Building image. Click for full size.

October 28, 2023

3. Rock Island Depot Building

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2023. This page has been viewed 518 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 1, 2023.