Pipestone

Pipestone

Pipestone may refer to:

* Catlinite, a type of red, carvable rock that was used by Native Americans for pipes and effigies

; Places in Canada
* Pipestone, Manitoba
* Pipestone No. 92, Saskatchewan, Canada, a former name of the Rural Municipality of Walpole No. 92
* Pipestone Creek, in central Alberta, Canada
* Pipestone River, any of several rivers in Canada

;Places in the United States
* Pipestone Township, Michigan
* Pipestone, Minnesota
* Pipestone County, Minnesota
* Pipestone Region, in southwest Minnesota
* Pipestone National Monument, located near Pipestone, Minnesota

;Other
* Pipestone Area High School, the public high school in Pipestone, Minnesota
* Pipestone Area School District, the public school district serving the community of Pipestone
* Pipestone Golf Course, in Miamisburg, Ohio, USA
* Pipestone Pass, through the Rocky Mountains in Montana, USA


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  • Pipestone — Pipestone, MN U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 4280 Housing Units (2000): 2097 Land area (2000): 3.923802 sq. miles (10.162601 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.923802 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Pipestone — Pipe stone , n. A kind of clay slate, carved by the Indians into tobacco pipes. Cf. {Catlinite}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pipestone — ☆ pipestone [pīp′stōn΄ ] n. a hard, reddish, claylike stone used by the American Indians to make tobacco pipes …   English World dictionary

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  • Pipestone River — is the name of several rivers in CanadaIn Alberta*Pipestone River (Alberta)In Ontario*Pipestone River (Kenora District, Ontario) in the Hudson Bay watershed *North Pipestone River (Ontario) in Kenora District, a tributary of the above *Pipestone… …   Wikipedia

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