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The '''Grand Meadow Quarry Archeological District''' in [[Mower County, Minnesota]] is a {{convert|170|acre|ha}} [[historic district (United States)|historic district]] which was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1994.<ref name=nris/>
The '''Grand Meadow Quarry Archeological District''' in [[Mower County, Minnesota]] is a {{convert|170|acre|ha}} [[historic district (United States)|historic district]] which was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1994.<ref name=nris/> The principal site within the District is The Grand Meadow Chert Quarry. Although the site was recorded as being 170 acres, a pristine 8-acre remnant of the original quarry still exists in a small woods. That portion of the site is being developed for public access with a self-guided walking tour by the Prairie Island Indian Community and the Mower County Historical Society.


It is an area, first identified by Grand Meadow resident Maynard Green, of pre-contact [[chert]] open pit mining. The site may be toured by arrangement with the [http://www.mowercountyhistory.org/ Mower County Historical Society].<ref name=mchs>{{cite web|url=http://www.mowercountyhistory.org/chertmine.html |title=The Grand Meadow Chert Mine |publisher=Mower County Historical Society |accessdate=April 25, 2019}}</ref>
It is an area, first identified by Grand Meadow resident Maynard Green, of pre-contact [[chert]] open pit mining. The site may be toured by arrangement with the [http://www.mowercountyhistory.org/ Mower County Historical Society].<ref name=mchs>{{cite web|url=http://www.mowercountyhistory.org/chertmine.html |title=The Grand Meadow Chert Mine |publisher=Mower County Historical Society |accessdate=April 25, 2019}}</ref>

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Grand Meadow Quarry Archeological District
Nearest cityGrand Meadow, Minnesota
Area170 acres (69 ha)
NRHP reference No.94000345[1]
Added to NRHPApril 8, 1994

The Grand Meadow Quarry Archeological District in Mower County, Minnesota is a 170 acres (69 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1] The principal site within the District is The Grand Meadow Chert Quarry. Although the site was recorded as being 170 acres, a pristine 8-acre remnant of the original quarry still exists in a small woods. That portion of the site is being developed for public access with a self-guided walking tour by the Prairie Island Indian Community and the Mower County Historical Society.

It is an area, first identified by Grand Meadow resident Maynard Green, of pre-contact chert open pit mining. The site may be toured by arrangement with the Mower County Historical Society.[2]

It includes various chert quarrying sites used to make stone tools c. 8000 BCE–1600 CE.[3]

The quarry is the only known source for "Grand Meadow Chert," a stone used by Native Americans to make many everyday tools, including spear points, arrowheads, knives and scrapers.[4]

Grand Meadow Chert has been found at archaeological sites in 52 counties in Minnesota.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "The Grand Meadow Chert Mine". Mower County Historical Society. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
  4. ^ "Mower County Historical Society receives large grant for archaeological site". My Austin Minnesota. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
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