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Visitors can walk along a three-quarter mile (1.2 km) self-guided trail to view the pipestone quarries and a waterfall. A trail guide is available at the visitor center. About 260 acres (1.1 km 2) of the national monument has been restored to native tallgrass prairie.
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. There are 16 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including one National Monument. A supplementary list includes one additional site that was formerly ...
Native Americans have used the pipestone quarries located at the Pipestone National Monument for centuries to obtain materials for pipe making, a practice that continues today. On the 282 acres (1.14 km 2) site are a visitor and cultural center, 3/4 mile walking trail along Pipestone Creek, and Winnewissa Falls set in the tallgrass prairie ...
One change brought through extensive consultations with tribal leaders is the park’s decision to no longer sell pipes at the visitor center, though other pipestone objects are — like small ...
A visitor is reflected in Bear Gulch Reservoir in Pinnacles National Park. ... A park ranger guides kids in a clay pottery activity during Ranger for a Day camp at Pipestone National Monument.
Dinosaur National Monument, Utah, a dinosaur quarry, whose Quarry Visitor Center, is NRHP-listed; Wildhorse Canyon Obsidian Quarry, in Beaver County, Utah near Milford, Utah, NRHP-listed. An archaeological site which is the only known obsidian flow in Utah used by prehistoric peoples as a source of raw materials.
Obama used the event to designate Chicago’s historic Pullman district a national monument. Dating back to the 1880s, the Pullman district, on the city’s Far South Side, is one of the country ...
The Mississippi National River and Recreation Area is between River Miles 879 and 806. The National Park Service categorizes it into five approximate sections: [4] The Wild and Scenic River (River Mile 879 to 863) — North of the Twin Cities the river is a state wild and scenic river, slowing as it reaches the Coon Rapids Dam.