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Pipestone National Monument

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Designation
National Monument
State
MN
Park address
Pipestone, MN
Entrance fee
No entrance feeNPS data as of 2026-08-25
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Notes

  • Designation Date: 08/25/1937

  • For over 3,000 years, Indigenous people have quarried the red stone at this site to make pipes used in prayer and ceremony - a tradition that continues to this day and makes this site sacred to many people.

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