Grand Meadow Quarry Archeological District

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]

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

It is an area, first identified by Grand Meadow resident Maynard Green, of pre-historic chert 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]

References

  1. "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.
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