Editing Pipestone, Minnesota (section)

===Museums and other points of interest===
[[File:CourthousePipestoneMN.jpg|thumb|right|Pipestone Courthouse]]
The [[Calumet Hotel (Pipestone, Minnesota)|Calumet Inn]] in downtown Pipestone is a restored historical building from 1888. It still operates as a functioning hotel. It features turn-of-the-century (19th to 20th) antiques and interesting architecture. The building was constructed using [[quartzite]] both structurally and in the facade. It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

The county [[Pipestone County Courthouse|Courthouse]], also made of local quartzite stone, was built in 1899. The building is the most stylized of the quartzite buildings. It is rectangular in shape with a 110-ft clock tower topped with a dome and a statue of Lady Justice. It was restored in 1995 and rededicated in 1996. It is also listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

In March 1905 the First Presbyterian Church had [[William Jennings Bryan]] as a speaker.  He drew hundreds to Pipestone to hear his lecture.<ref>Crowds Hear Bryan, The Minneapolis Journal, March 18, 1905, Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub, 2024, MNHS, 345 Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN [https://newspapers.mnhs.org/jsp/PsImageViewer.jsp?doc_id=4b0d4236-188b-40ad-be89-7fd727b9dc91%2Fmnhi0031%2F1DFY7Q5A%2F05031801]</ref>

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 {{convert|282|acre|km2}} site are a visitor and cultural center, 3/4 mile walking trail along Pipestone Creek, and Winnewissa Falls set in the tallgrass prairie.  Pipestone Indian Shrine Association provides visitors with a selection of American Indian art and craft items. The [[Catlinite|pipestone]] quarry is described in Native American legends as a square-cut jewel lying upon folds of shimmering green velvet. This is an accurate depiction of the red quartzite almost hidden by prairie grass. It was [[Pipestone National Monument|designated a national monument]] by the United States in 1937.