On West Main Street at South Hiawatha Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
This building was constructed in 1887 of Sioux quartzite block. All the stone was cut with mallet and chisel, and the building design includes elements of the Richardsonian Romanesque style. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the Calumet was . . . — — Map (db m256682) HM
On South Hiawatha Avenue at 3rd Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north on South Hiawatha Avenue.
This building was constructed in 1904 and was the site of the Pipestone Public Library until 1975. With funds provided by the Carnegie Foundation, the building was designed by Joseph Schwartz of Sioux Falls, S. D. and was built of hand-hewn Sioux . . . — — Map (db m256637) HM
On 3rd Street west of Hiawatha Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The Freedom Tree
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
this tree is dedicated to
CDR William Forman
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action
1978 — — Map (db m311734) WM
It's very spiritual. Your own personal connection to the earth mother, to the quartzite, to the pipestone rock…The benefit of it all is you get a sense of oneness with everything here."
Travis Erickson, quarrier
You are . . . — — Map (db m119089) HM
On East Main Street east of South Hiawatha Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Built by A.D. Ferris in 1898, this building originally housed the Ferris Grand Opera House on the upper floods, with a restaurant and retail space below. The Ferris Grand, said to be one of the finest in the Midwest, experienced both success and . . . — — Map (db m256686) HM
Near 3rd Street Southwest east of 2nd Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
"And what nobler purpose could such a monument discharge than the preservation of the names of those patriotic spirits who sprang to arms and to their country's defense when war's alarm was sounded...?" Pipestone County Star, July 5, . . . — — Map (db m257338) HM
On East Main Street at South Hiawatha Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
The gargoyle-like carvings on this 1896 building are the work of L.H. Moore, a Pipestone businessman and contractor, as well as a sculptor of considerable skill and humor. Duluth sandstone was used for the sculptures, and quartzite for the facade . . . — — Map (db m256687) HM
On West Reservation Avenue 0.7 miles west of North Hiawatha Avenue.
In 1838, the U.S. Government commissioned Joseph N. Nicollet and five others — including Lieutenant John C. Fremont — to map the tringle of land between the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
While at Pipestone Nicollet wrote, "Toward . . . — — Map (db m169902) HM
On West Reservation Avenue 0.7 miles North Hiawatha Avenue.
Joseph Nicollet, a gifted mathematician and scientist, led the first U.S. Government expedition to the pipestone quarries in 1838.
On this rock ledge the explorers chiseled Nicollet's name and their initials before continuing their map-making . . . — — Map (db m169887) HM
On South Hiawatha Avenue south of East Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Old City Hall was built in 1896 of locally quarried Sioux quartzite for a cost of $8,000 and served as Pipestone's governmental center until 1960. It originally housed the city offices, jail, fire department, Pipestone's first public library, . . . — — Map (db m256685) HM
Near South Hiawatha Avenue south of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling south.
Completed in 1902, the courthouse is considered by many to be the finest example of Sioux quartzite architecture in the region. The building was designed by George Pass of Mankato and built of local red stone trimmed with pink quartzite from the . . . — — Map (db m256636) HM
On 3rd Street Southwest east of 2nd Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
North Side:
Soldiers of the Civil War Buried in Pipestone County
L. B. Aldrich I. 4. Minn. ·
S. L. Baily Lt. H. 92. Ill ·
M. C. Barber E. 51. Wis. ·
I. Brooks F. 31. Wis. ·
H. Beltz E. 118. O. ·
J. Cassidy M. 1 Wis. C. . . . — — Map (db m257334) WM
On West Reservation Avenue 0.7 miles west of North Hiawatha Avenue.
Over time, this creek's seasonal floods uncovered the rare pipestone layer. Later, rutted trails made by buffalo herds drinking from the stream may have further revealed the pipestone. Oral tradition suggests that Indians first discovered the . . . — — Map (db m169903) HM
Many people have a strong spiritual bond with this land. American Indians have used this prairie for thousands of years carrying out their spiritual traditions on what they believe is sacred ground. Each year tribal people from across the . . . — — Map (db m119088) HM
On West Reservation Avenue 0.7 miles west of North Hiawatha Avenue.
As Joseph Nicollet approached Pipestone on June 29, 1838, he wrote, "Traveling on this beautiful prairie, as pleasant and as uniform as the green carpet of royal salon, we lose a good half hour looking through the telescope… Charles A. Geyer, the . . . — — Map (db m169885) HM
This former quarry reveals the area's basic geologic layers. Beneath a cover of soil, the thick, pink-tinted layer of Sioux quartzite covers the tin, red-colored lower layer of pipestone - the prized stone of many tribal groups. As the slant . . . — — Map (db m119090) HM
On North Hiawatha Avenue north of 4th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
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 . . . — — Map (db m235413) HM
On West Reservation Avenue 0.1 miles west of North Hiawatha Avenue.
You are standing at the entrance to the amphitheater where Longfellow's epic poem "The Song of Hiawatha" was produced annually for sixty years (1949-2008) by the Hiawatha Club of Pipestone. The cast of Actors, Production Staff, and Indian village . . . — — Map (db m169908) HM
On West Reservation Avenue 0.7 miles west of North Hiawatha Avenue.
American Indians still quarry pipestone here as they have for generations. From quarry pits like the one below, American Indians from many tribes remove the raw stone basic to their culture. The quartzite rubble piled behind this quarry reflects the . . . — — Map (db m169905) HM
American Indians have utilized the resources of the pipestone prairie for countless generations to sustain themselves during their stay at the quarries. The bison and elk that once roamed the area provided meat, clothing and tools. The prairie . . . — — Map (db m119087) HM
On Reservation Avenue 0.2 miles west of North Hiawatha Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Many American Indians believe that the larger boulder fragments — known as the Three Maidens — shelter the spirits of maidens who require offerings from visiting Indians before permitting them to quarry pipestone. During a visit here in 1836, . . . — — Map (db m256699) HM
On 6th Street SE (U.S. 75) at 8th Avenue SE, on the right when traveling west on 6th Street SE.
[Armed Services Emblems]
It is the Soldier,
Not the reporter who has given us
Freedom of the Press.
It is the Soldier,
Not the poet, who has given us
Freedom of Speech.
It is the Soldier,
not the campus organizer, who has . . . — — Map (db m311738) WM
