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Contact: Natalie Barber, 507-825-5464, Ext. 212
Pipestone National Monument will host its second guest speaker, Dr. Charles Umbanhowar, on Friday, May 10th from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the Visitor Center. The program will last an hour with a half hour set aside for questions from the audience.
In 1838, Joseph Nicollet led a scientific expedition into the Upper Mississippi River basin in order to accurately map the region. He and his group, which included a 25-year old John C. Fremont (later to become President Lincoln's "Pathfinder") camped at the Pipestone Quarries and left their mark - literally - on a stone near Winnewissa Falls.
Dr. Charles Umbanhowar will flesh out the story of this fascinating and diverse group of men and women; Dakotas, French, and European-Americans; scientists, trappers, laborers, and more. Their efforts led to the most accurate mapping of this region at the time, and laid the basis for all subsequent maps of the American interior.
On the following Saturday, May 11 at 11:00am, the Daughters of the American Revolution will rededicate a marker commemorating the expedition with a presentation in the Visitor Center.
Both events are free and open to the public.
Directions are available through this link: https://www.nps.gov/pipe/
For additional information, contact Pipestone National Monument at 507-825-5464, or visit the Monument’s Facebook page or web site at https://www.facebook.com/
To learn more about the National Park Service and Pipestone National Monument, visit the park’s web site at www.nps.gov/pipe, contact a Park Ranger at 507-825-5464, Ext. 214, or email at e-mail us
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Last updated: April 17, 2019