Pipestone
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Pipestone may refer to:
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- CatliniteCatliniteCatlinite is a type of argillite , usually brownish-red in color, which occurs in a matrix of Sioux quartzite. Because it is fine-grained and easily worked, it is prized by Native Americans for use in making sacred pipes such as calumets and chanunpas...
, a type of red, carvable rock that was used by Native Americans for pipes and effigies
Places in Canada
- Pipestone, ManitobaPipestone, ManitobaPipestone, Manitoba is a community in South Western Manitoba. Located at the corner of highways 2 and 83, Pipestone is approximately half an hour from either Virden or Melita, approximately to the United States border and approximately to the Saskatchewan border...
- Pipestone No. 92, Saskatchewan, Canada, a former name of the Rural Municipality of Walpole No. 92
- Pipestone CreekPipestone CreekPipestone Creek is a waterway that runs through central Alberta, Canada. For example, over of Pipestone Creek parkland is situated in Millet, Alberta, with a combination of meadows and urban forest.It originates east of Pigeon Lake and flows east...
, in central Alberta, Canada - Pipestone River (disambiguation), any of several rivers in Canada
Places in the United States
- Pipestone Township, MichiganPipestone Township, MichiganPipestone Township is a civil township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,474 at the 2000 census. The township was organized on February 16, 1842.-History:...
- Pipestone, MinnesotaPipestone, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 4,280 people, 1,900 households, and 1,138 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,090.8 people per square mile . There were 2,097 housing units at an average density of 534.4 per square mile...
- Pipestone County, MinnesotaPipestone County, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 9,895 people, 4,069 households, and 2,726 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile . There were 4,434 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile...
- Pipestone RegionPipestone RegionThe Pipestone Region is an area in southwestern Minnesota. The area was named for its supply of pipestone a type of limestone which local Indians carved into pipes. The area is also noted for quartzite quarries. The area is one of several distinct regions of Minnesota.The Dakota were early...
, in southwest Minnesota - Pipestone National MonumentPipestone National MonumentPipestone National Monument is located in southwestern Minnesota, just north of the city of Pipestone, Minnesota. It is located along the highways of U.S. Route 75, Minnesota State Highway 23 and Minnesota State Highway 30....
, located near Pipestone, Minnesota
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- Pipestone Area High SchoolPipestone Area High SchoolPipestone Area High School is the only public high school in Pipestone, Minnesota, in the southwestern corner of the state. The high school is operated under the Pipestone Area School District. As of August, 2007, there were 336 students enrolled in grades 9-12 for the 2006-2007 school year...
, the public high school in Pipestone, Minnesota - Pipestone Area School DistrictPipestone Area School DistrictPipestone Area School District, Independent School District 2689 serves the communities of Pipestone, Woodstock, Hatfield, Trosky, Holland, Ihlen and Jasper. The district superintendent is Jim Lentz.-District schools:...
, the public school district serving the community of Pipestone - Pipestone Golf CoursePipestone Golf CoursePipestone Golf Course is a golf course located in Miamisburg, Ohio which opened in 1992. It was designed by Arthur Hills and is known as one of the most popular golf courses in the Miami Valley. Pipestone is owned by the city of Miamisburg and operated by Kemper Sports Management. It has hosted...
, in Miamisburg, Ohio, USA - Pipestone PassPipestone PassPipestone Pass is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of Montana in the United States. It sits on the continental divide in Silver Bow County, Montana, 10 miles south of Butte, Montana in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest at a height of 6,347 ft .The Chicago, Milwaukee, St...
, through the Rocky Mountains in Montana, USA