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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Rock County

 
Clickable Map of Rock County, Minnesota and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Rock County, MN (7) Murray County, MN (11) Nobles County, MN (12) Pipestone County, MN (23) Lyon County, IA (9) Minnehaha County, SD (351) Moody County, SD (27)  RockCounty(7) Rock County (7)  MurrayCounty(11) Murray County (11)  NoblesCounty(12) Nobles County (12)  PipestoneCounty(23) Pipestone County (23)  LyonCountyIowa(9) Lyon County (9)  MinnehahaCountySouth Dakota(351) Minnehaha County (351)  MoodyCounty(27) Moody County (27)
Luverne is the county seat for Rock County
Adjacent to Rock County, Minnesota
Murray County (11)  
Nobles County (12)  
Pipestone County (23)  
Lyon County, Iowa (9)  
Minnehaha County, South Dakota (351)  
Moody County, South Dakota (27)  
 
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1 Minnesota, Rock County, Hardwick, Mound Township — Home of the Blue Goose
Jay N. "Ding" Darling designed the goose logo for national wildlife refuges while director of the U.S. Biological Survey, forerunner of the Fish and Wildlife Service, from 1934-1935. A Pulitzer-Prize-winning political cartoonist, he also drew the . . . Map (db m296862) HM
2 Minnesota, Rock County, Hardwick, Mound Township — Preserving the Prairie — The Brandenburg Prairie Foundation
Only 1% of the original Northern Tallgrass Prairie remains intact in the Midwest. Jim and Judy Brandenburg, with the help of dedicated supporters in Luverne, Minnesota, established the Brandenburg Prairie Foundation in 1999. The . . . Map (db m296867) HM
3 Minnesota, Rock County, Hardwick, Mound Township — Restoring the Prairie
In 2001, Touch the Sky Prairie became the first unit purchased as part of the Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. At that time, the Windom Wetland Management District started using a variety of prairie management tools to help . . . Map (db m296854) HM
4 Minnesota, Rock County, Luverne — Rock County Veterans Memorial
This monument has been erected for the citizens of Rock County in proud and grateful memory of her soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen who laid down their lives in all quarters of the earth that other people might be freed from . . . Map (db m129669) WM
5 Minnesota, Rock County, Luverne, Mound Township — Blue Mounds State Park Interpretive Center — Telling Stories of Yesterday and Today
Author Frederick Manfred built this fascinating structure in 1960. But, in a sense, its history dates back to the 1880s, when quarrying began here for quartzite building stone. This quarry was active until the late-1890s, and was the popular source . . . Map (db m297008) HM
6 Minnesota, Rock County, Luverne, Mound Township — Prairie Passage / Tallgrass Prairie / Prairie Passage Route
Prairie Passage Explore the Route of Discovery from Border to Border Prairie Passage Route Experience and enjoy our tallgrass prairie heritage The Prairie Passage Project is a partnership of . . . Map (db m305488) HM
7 Minnesota, Rock County, Luverne, Mound Township — Prairie Passage / Tallgrass Prairie / Prairie Passage Route
Prairie Passage Explore the Route of Discovery from Border to Border Prairie Passage Route Experience and enjoy our tallgrass prairie heritage The Prairie Passage Project is a partnership of . . . Map (db m305490) HM
 
 
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Sep. 9, 2026