Mendota Heights in Dakota County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Oheyawahi Pilot Knob Hill

Photographed by McGhiever, June 8, 2021

1. Oheyawahi Pilot Knob Hill Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Heḳta waniyetu op̣awiŋġe ced Pilot Knob makoce ḳiŋ nina tokca. Ded paha kiŋ nina waḳanṭuya naka ṭaḳu ota taŋtaŋ taiŋ. Naḳuŋ ṭuwe owas waŋwaŋḳapi oḳihip̣i. Waṭa waŋżi u ḳiŋhan taŋyaŋ taiŋ. Mniwaŋca aḳasam oyaṭe k'a waṡicu oyaṭe kiŋ de paha Pilot Knob eya caże yaṭap̣i. Eciŋes paha aḳaŋ waŋyaŋḳap̣i ḳiŋhan pesṭo.

Dehan iṡto Mendota otuŋwe oyate kiŋ Pilot Knob piyapi kta ciŋpi. Ehaŋna toked yaŋka heca ake yeced ciŋpi. De hecetu kiŋhaŋ tokatakiya oyate kiŋ pidawicayayapi kte. Naḳuŋ Ikce Wicaṡta tokaheya iye ded wacekiyapi k'a wicaḣapi kiŋ hena wicayounihanpi kte.

The landscape of Pilot Knob has undergone profound change since the nineteenth century, when it first became known as a landmark for European-American travelers and steamboat captains. European-Americans

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named the area Pilot Knob, referring to the hill's knob-like top. One hundred and fifty years ago Oheyawahi was a major location from which to view the surrounding landscape and the growing Twin Cities.

The preservation and restoration of Pilot Knob by the City of Mendota Heights and other agencies which funded these activities is a unique opportunity to re-create the hill's earlier oak savanna landscape—a landscape that has all but disappeared from this region. Through the efforts of many, future generations will be able to share the timeless beauty and sacred significance of Oheyawahi, the "hill much visited."

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks.

Location. 44° 52.874′ N, 93° 10.087′ W. Marker is in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, in Dakota County. It can be reached from Pilot Knob Road. The marker is located along the walking trail through Pilot Knob. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2044 Pilot Knob Rd, Saint Paul MN 55120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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: Oheyawahi "a hill much visited" (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mendota / Sibley House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pilot Knob (approx. 0.2 miles away); United States War Veterans Memorial (approx.

Photographed by McGhiever, June 8, 2021

2. Oheyawahi Pilot Knob Hill Marker

¼ mile away); St. Peter's Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Great River's Road / Mendota, the Meeting Place (approx. 0.4 miles away); Paper Towns & Other Imaginary Worlds / Frontier Fortunes and Mississippi Mansions (approx. 0.4 miles away); General Henry Hastings Sibley (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mendota Heights.

Also see . . . Oheyawahi-Pilot Knob article on Wikipedia. (Submitted on July 24, 2021, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2021, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 570 times since then and 10 times this year. Last updated on December 22, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2021, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.