Native American Peace Pipe -- Pipestone MN
N 44° 00.237 W 096° 19.124
14T E 714957 N 4875807
This ginormous peace pipe is between downtown Pipestone MN and the Pipestone National Monument north of town. It is next to the old Rock Island Depot, now a Smoke Shop.
Waymark Code: WMJQ42
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 12/16/2013
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This ginormous peace pipe replica is a roadside tourist attraction in Pipestone MN.
Pipestone MN is the home of a red Catlinite quarry. Catlinite is a soft limestone rock that can be carved into amazing shapes. It is most commonly used to make peace pipes, which are items of deep cultural and spiritual significance to many Native American tribes.
For this reason, the Catlinite quarry here is very tightly regulated by the US Government. Only Federally-recognized Indian tribe members with a permit can quarry the precious pipestone, and they can only dig for a short while at designated intervals.
Price of Admission: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Height of object in feet: 25
Size of a typical object of this: 18 inches long -- pipe is about 4 inches of that
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