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	Pipestone County History -- National Register of Historic Places Pipestone, Minnesota Travel Itinerary
		The surrounding area in Pipestone County is also rich in history, and the neighboring town of Jasper stands today as a reminder that Pipestone did not possess a monopoly on quarrying and railroad transportation.
		The town of Pipestone was largely built with rock quarried from the large deposits of Sioux quartzite in the county.
		Pipestone's first school was a 10 by 15 foot wooden building, opening in the summer of 1878 with six students taught by Florence Bennett.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/pipestone/history.htm (2678 words)

	Minnesota Profile - Pipestone - Minnesota Conservation Volunteer: Minnesota DNR
		Pipestone, also known as catlinite, is a fine-particled version of the type of rock known as metamorphic claystone.
		Here the pipestone is found one to six feet or deeper beneath the surface in several layers sandwiched between layers of Sioux quartzite.
		Archaeologists have found evidence that people were using pipestone from the southwestern Minnesota site as early as A.D. During the 1800s the North West Company carved and distributed some 2,000 pipes throughout the upper Missouri River basin.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /volunteer/mayjun99/pipestoneprofile.html (368 words)

	Pipestone
		Pipestone Creek and Lake Hiawatha border the northern edge, and to the west lies a thin line of upturned earth and rock.
		Outcroppings of pipestone can also be found in Montana, Arizona, Kansas, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Ohio, but pieces of pipestone from the Minnesota quarry have been found in burial mounds in many different sections of North America.
		Although the layer of pipestone may be fourteen to eighteen inches thick, only two inches of it are suitable for carving pipes.
	pages.prodigy.net /phantomojo/pipestone.htm (850 words)

	Pipestone Point Resort Rates
		At Pipestone Point Resort our emphasis is on relaxation and attention to detail, like the ultra violet filtered water system, offering you fresh water on demand in your cabin.
		Pipestone Point Resort has its own general store, live bait, a complete line of tackle, top of the line rods and reels, and a finely crafted selection of Muskie lures to tempt that trophy fish.
		At Pipestone Point Resort the lodge is a perfect gathering place built from the abundant spruce in the area.
	www.pipestonepointresort.com /about.htm (865 words)

	Pipestone Family Farms - Press Clips (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Under the Pipestone system, farmers invest jointly in local sow barns where premium pigs are bred from four purebred lines of hog to ensure consistency of genetics.
		Pipestone, located in Pipestone, Minn., is a cooperative venture—banding together being a method small farmers use to compete with large producers.
		Pipestone's were extremely juicy but mild, almost bland.
	www.pipestonefamilyfarms.com /presscl.htm (1150 words)

	Welcome
		Native Americans still quarry the red pipestone and visitors are encouraged to watch live demonstrations of pipes and crafts being carved.
		Pipestone is a community whose people not only preserve the past, but in many ways live it.
		Pipestone is proud to have the Historic Calumet Inn as a cornerstone of its historic district.
	www.progressivepipestone.com (392 words)

	Pipestone, Minnesota - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pipestone is a city in Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States.
		Pipestone was incorporated as a village in 1881 and for the next 20 years was a real "boom town." By 1890, Pipestone had train service on four different rail lines and had become a travel and business center hub for southwestern Minnesota.
		Pipestone Area High School, a new 197,000 square foot middle/high school/district office, was opened in January of 2003 at the cost of 22.3 million dollars.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pipestone,_Minnesota (863 words)

	Pipestone
		Pipestone National Monument, located in southwest Minnesota, is named for the red stone (catlinite) that has been quarried there for centuries by native people, including the Lakota, Dakota and Yankton Sioux, to make ceremonial pipes.
		Although the land around the Pipestone Quarry had been acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the eastern Sioux tribes were firmly established there and they controlled access to the quarries.
		The years 1987-1994 saw a major campaign by the Yankton Sioux asking the Pipestone community to “immediately vacate the Red Sacred Pipestone quarries.” The Yankton organized ceremonial runs and a Keepers of the Treasures convention to discuss the issue, raise awareness, and attract national attention.
	www.sacredland.org /historical_sites_pages/pipestone.html (1033 words)

	pipestone.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Description: Pipestone is a compact pink to red metamorphosed mudstone (or argillite) of a consistency that allows it to be carved into pipes and other art objects.
		Pipestone has substantial religious significance to Native Americans and the small hand-worked quarries where it is obtained are considered sacred ground.
		SAWYER COUNTY: An argillite from the Radisson area having the properties of pipestone was found to consist of a mixture of quartz, kaolinite and pyrophyllite (Gunderson, 1986).
	www.uwrf.edu /~wc01/pipestone.htm (254 words)

	PIPESTONE NM QUARRY INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pipestone quarrying is a slow and laborous process, requiring many person hours, a variety of hand tools such as sledge hammers, pry bars, chisels, wedges, and picks, and a
		The relatively soft and delicate pipestone layer (B) is sandwiched between layers of hard Sioux quartzite (C).
		Since the pipestone layer slopes sharply to the east, each year quarriers must remove a thicker layer of quartzite to reach it.
	www.nps.gov /pipe/quarry.htm (258 words)

	Pipestone
		A significant effect of the Pipestone Program is the encouragement of the return of Scout campers to Summer Camp for three, four, five years and beyond, in percentages which lead the country.
		The Pipestone Camp Honor Program is a five year one of progressively more advanced work in Summer Camp in those areas of Scouting advancement which deal with the safety of a Scout, his ability to deal with emergencies...
		It requires each Pipestone candidate to exemplify the very qualities which he pledges to uphold in the Oath and Law, and it requires his leader to evaluate his fulfillment of this requirement with equal importance to the Skills, Swim, and other requirements.
	www.buckeyecouncil.org /Pipestone.htm (1767 words)

	pipestone. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Native Americans held pipestone sacred, and even in time of war the quarries were regarded as neutral ground.
		Pipestone is sometimes called catlinite, for the artist and author George Catlin, who lived among the Native Americans.
		Pipestone, Minn., and the Pipestone River in Manitoba, Canada, are named after the stone.
	www.bartleby.com /65/pi/pipeston.html (141 words)

	Appalachian Rock Shop - Minnesota Pipestone
		Pipestone's hardness is rated approximately 2.5 on the Mohs hardness scale of 1-10, slightly harder than the fingernail.
		Today, pipestone is used by the Native Americans for carving ceremonial pipes and artifacts, and by other carvers and sculptors for their artistic creations.
		Quarrying of Pipestone in the area of Pipestone National Monument appears to have begun as early as 1200 A.D. Historic accounts speak of the area as “a place of peace” where various Native American tribes would lay down their weapons and quarry the pipestone for ceremonial pipes.
	www.appalachianrock.com (502 words)

	Pipestone National Monument - Pipestone National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)
		Pipestone National Monument offers an opportunity to explore American Indian culture and the natural resources of the tallgrass prairie.
		While quarrying is the first and most basic step of the pipestone tradition it is also the least appreciated part.
		The task of extracting pipestone from the earth requires a commitment to many days of physically challenging work with hand tools and methods that differ very little from those used in centuries past.
	www.nps.gov /pipe (351 words)

	Pipestone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pipestone Area School District, the public school district serving the community of Pipestone.
		Pipestone, Minnesota, a town in the state of Minnesota, USA.
		Pipestone County, Minnesota, the county in which the town of Pipestone is located.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pipestone (143 words)

	About Pipestone
		At an ancient time the Great Spirit, in the form of a large bird, stood upon the wall of rock and called all the tribes around him, and breaking out a piece of the red stone formed it into a pipe and smoked it, the smoke rolling over the whole multitude.
		By all accounts this location came to be the preferred source of pipestone among the Plains tribes.
		Pipestone National Monument was signed into existance in 1937 and opened to the public with quarrying limited to Indians.
	mypeoplepc.com /members/cherlyn/onefeather/id3.html (757 words)

	Pipestone Township Home Page
		Pipestone Township is mainly agricultural with few residential areas.
		The property values in Pipestone Township are generally lower than those in area townships and very affordable.
		On February 16, 1842, Pipestone's population had increased sufficiently for it to be incorporated as a separate township.
	www.pipestonetownship.org (137 words)

	Pipestone County Museum - offering historical interpretation and research
		The Pipestone County Historical Society is a group of people dedicated to the preservation of the history of Pipestone County, Minnesota.
		The Society was founded in 1880, less than one year after the organization of Pipestone County, and only six years after the first permanent euro-American settlers came to this area.
		Thank you for your support as we work to preserve the history of Pipestone County, Minnesota.
	www.pipestoneminnesota.com /museum/index.htm (161 words)

	Manitoba Community Profiles - Community Profile:R.M. of Pipestone
		Pipestone Creek runs through the municipality and just adds to the natural beauty of the municipality.
		Pipestone's communities are easily accessible by Provincial Trunk Highway 2 going west from Winnipeg, and also by Provincial Trunk Highway 83.
		Pipestone businesses and families will find the municipality and its communities an excellent place to locate.
	www.communityprofiles.mb.ca /cgi-bin/csd/index.cgi?id=4606023 (324 words)

	Pipestone News
		By Mark Fode By the time you read this, Pipestone students in grades K-4 should have in their hands a unique, locally-produced holiday children's book authored by writer Laura Carrow and illustrators Monica and...
		Richard, Lois and Randy Zupp were recently honored by the Farmer Magazine and the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts as the Outstanding Conservationists from Pipestone County.
		Pipestone County voters will be going to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 7, for the general election.
	www.topix.net /city/pipestone-mn (592 words)

	A Native American Theme Park in Pipestone? No way..... but that is what is planned
		Page 3 gives the history of the Pipestone area, and page 5 is the comments page where your views can be listed, in addition to what you write on the petition.
		Pipestone is a very special place, the whole of Pipestone, and the powerful sacred energies abound no matter where you are in the town.
		Pipestone is not big enough to have yet another fast food place, even in the height of the season the visitation doesn't warrant it.
	www.geocities.com /natives2003/park1.html (1961 words)

	Pipestone County EDA - Dedicated to The Development of Pipestone County Minnesota. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pipestone County EDA - Dedicated to The Development of Pipestone County Minnesota.
		The Pipestone County Economic Development Authority is here to provide professional services to promote the retention, expansion and attraction of industrial, commercial, housing, and retail interests in Pipestone County.
		The Pipestone County EDA was created by an agreement between the County and all of the cities within Pipestone County.
	www.pipestonecounty.org (156 words)

	The Pipestone County Labor Market (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pipestone County is in Region 8 of the Minnesota WorkForce Center System.
		In Pipestone County, the largest portion of workers reported receiving an annual pre-tax salary of $20,000 to $40,000 at their primary job.
		The commuting patterns for Pipestone County and Southwest Minnesota were tabulated to depict one-way travel to work measured in time and distance.
	www.pipestonecounty.org /labor_old.htm (736 words)

	Pipestonestar.com - Stories - Pipestone holds annual Watertower Tournament
		Pipestone came away with two runner-up teams as the 10 & Under Pipestone Blue team compiled and the Pipestone 13 & Under teams compile d 3-1 records over the course of the tournament.
		Pipestone had three teams competing in the 12 & Under division with Pipestone Red going 2-2, Pipestone Green going 1-2-1, and Pipestone Blue going 1-3.
		Pipestone Youth Baseball thanks all those that took part in giving the youth of the area a good experience.
	www.pipestonestar.com /Stories/Story.cfm?SID=13767 (272 words)

	Pipestone Black Sox
		The Pipestone papers referred to "Lefty" Wilson as "the greatest colored south paw pitcher in the west" and the Black Sox decisively won all three games in which Wilson was reported to have been the starting pitcher.
		The Pipestone Leader, the Pipestone County Star, and the Marcus News all gave the very strong impression that Pipestone and Marcus were very proud of the Black Sox.
		The Pipestone County Star, on the other hand, supported the Black Sox stating "the dope on the game seemed to favor the Black Sox for a win Wednesday, and if the Gophers were anxious to keep their slate clean, it was lucky for them that the game closed when it did".
	instructional1.calstatela.edu /amuchli/Pipestone.htm (3963 words)

	Minnesota Pipestone (Catlinite) from Rockman
		Pipestone is smooth to the touch, can be easily carved and takes a high polish.
		Grouard was captured by the Sioux when he was nineteen years old and spent seven years with them living in the camps of the great chiefs Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.
		These spectacular pieces of pipestone are large enough for carving extremely fine ceremonial pipes or large effigies.
	www.rocksandminerals.com /specimens/pipestone.htm (518 words)

	GORP - Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pipestone National Monument was signed into existence in 1937 and opened to the public with quarrying limited to Indians.
		Pipestone National Monument is located in southwestern Minnesota, just north of the city of Pipestone.
		Note: It is unlawful to remove the pipestone except by permit.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_nm/mn_pipes.htm (753 words)

	Pipes, Pipestone, Peace.
		The Prairie here in Pipestone is superb, untouched in it's beauty, quiet and peaceful with insects buzzing, and birds singing happily.
		The only sounds heard are those of nature, not of man. This is Pipestone, a place of energies that begin at the quarry areas, but permeate the town.
		It takes long, hard labor to reach the Pipestone in the quarries, sometimes the quarrier can be in his quarry for a month or more before getting to the soft red layer, which is lying under the second hardest rock in the world, quartzite.
	www.geocities.com /Augusta/9533/pipes.html (1181 words)

	JobZ Minnesota
		Increase your business profits by relocating or expanding to Pipestone, a PROGRESSIVE community with much to offer businesses and residents.
		Pipestone is conveniently located at the intersection of 3 major highways and is just 25 miles from Interstates I-29 and I-90.
		Pipestone offers a small town lifestyle, but is just 45 minutes from Sioux Falls, SD - a regional center of 125,000 people.
	www.progressivepipestone.com /jobz.htm (235 words)

	Pipestone National Monument - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Pipestone National Monument - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Pipestone National Monument, national monument established in 1937.
		Located in southwestern Minnesota, the monument preserves a quarry from which...
	encarta.msn.com /Pipestone_National_Monument.html (145 words)

	Pipestone Vet Clinic-Sheep Supplies Catalog
		Pipestone Veterinary Supply is pleased to present you with the 2006 Shepherd's Choice Sheep Supply Catalog.
		For decades Pipestone area sheep producers have challenged the Pipestone Veterinary Supply to find products and health and production solutions for their flocks.
		Pipestone Veterinary Clinic has been a leader in providing producers and veterinarians with answers to tough sheep health and disease problems for many years.
	www.pipevet.com (699 words)

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