https://religionsmn.carleton.edu/files/original/3348091c051635ad0bcfa53e2d55c159.pdf 3dc193c547c566a224691171a7c22000 PDF Text Text 5 Sh is a p lace o fcu ltu ral im p o rtan ce to th e D ak o ta co m m u n ity an d o fs ig n if ce ican in th e h is to ry o fM in n es o ta s tateh o o d. rd 55 Rd is M is s 13 O h e y a w a h i/ ilo t K n o b P M EN D O TA H EI H TS,M I N ESO TA G N S ib le y H o u s e H is to ric S ite H is to ric F o rt S n e llin g M S P In t’l A irp o rt 35E M e n d o ta 110 P ilo t K n o b A c a c ia C e m e te ry O h ey aw ah i/Pilo t K n o b is lo cated at 21 00 Pilo t K n o b Ro ad,M en do ta H eig h ts . F ro m I -494,tak e th e Pilo t K n o b Ro ad ex it,th en driv e n o rth u n til th e ro ad en ds . F ro m State H ig h w ay 1 3,tak e th e Acacia Blv d.ex it w es t to Pilo t K n o b Ro ad. Tu rn rig h t.Park alo n g th e s treet. s r R iv e ip p i 5 M n in es ot a ve Ri A c a c ia B lv d r B ig R iv e rs R e g io n a l T ra il 31 P ilo t K n o b R d O h ey aw ah i/Pilo t K n o b is p ro tected by th e City o fM en do ta H eig h ts as an O p en Sp ace s ite. a ep © D A K O TA CO U N TY O h e y a w a h i/ ilo t K n o b P 494 55 13 35E O h ey aw ah i/Pilo t K n o b can be v is ited ev ery day du rin g day lig h t h o u rs . Th ere are in terp retiv e s ig n s an d trails ; th ere are n o o th er f acilities . P le a s e t a k e o n ly p ic t u r e s , le a v e o n ly fo o t p r in t s . CO VER – SETH EA STM A N W ATER CO L O R C.1 847.M I N ESO TA H I R I L SO CI N STO CA ETY A P la c e to T h in k a b o u t E r ly S ta te H is to r y a 1 700s 1 805 Th e es tablis h m en t o fF o rt Sn ellin g brin g s an Am erican m ilitary p res en ce. 1 823 1 834 F irs t s team bo at arriv es at F o rt Sn ellin g . 1 848 Pilo t K n o b is p ro p o s ed to be th e s ite f r th e o M in n es o ta territo rial cap ito l. 1 851 This is the n o rth s lo p e o fO h ey aw ah i,“a h ill m u ch v is ited, als o n o w ” k n o w n as W o tak u y e Pah a,“th e h ill o fall th e relativ es , a s acred ” p lace n am ed by D ak o ta p eo p le cen tu ries ag o .Th is h ill h as been a g ath erin g p lace f r D ak o ta,O jibw e,an d I w a p eo p le,an d a p lace f r o o o cerem o n ies an d bu rials .Pilo t K n o b w as th e s ite o fs ig n in g o fth e Treaty o f1 851 ,w h ich tran s f erred 35 m illio n acres o fD ak o ta lan d to th e U n ited States .I th e w in ter o f1 862-63,1 300 D ak o ta m en , n w o m en ,an d ch ildren w ere co n f ed in a f ced cam p o n th e in en o p p o s ite riv er ban k ,w h ere m an y died.So m e w ere bu ried h ere. L t.Zebu lo n Pik e,f t U . g o v ern m en t o ficial s en t to irs S. f area,reach es th e m o u th o fth e M in n es o ta R iv er. 1 820 Hek™a ahaåna Ikce Wicaß™a paha ¶iå de Oheyawahi eya cażeyatapi. Dehan ißto Wo™a¶uya Paha eya¡i. Wakaå dapi naka nina ohoda¡i. Ikce Wicaßta ded wace¶iya¡i k’a na¶uå wo™a¶uye ewicawanpapi. Ded na¶uå Treaty of 1851 owa¡i. De wowa¡i ¶iå Dakod makoce maka oß¡e ¶e¶to¡awiå¥e ¶e¶to¡awiå¥e wikcemna yamni sam zaptaå uå icu¡i. Hehan 1862-1863 waniye™u ecun wico¶a߶e ti wan ka¥a¡i. Na¶uå cuå¶a߶e wan ahomni ehdepi. He detaåhaå mni akasam™u. Ded Ikce Wicaß™a wica, wiåyaå k’a na¶uå wakaå iża wicopiya pazo wicayuha¡i. Wico™a t’a¡i. Na¶uå uå¥e ded wica®a¡i. D ak o ta an d allied n ativ e p eo p les in h abit m u ch o f M in n es o ta w h en F ren ch traders an d m is s io n aries f t en ter th e area. irs I a treaty s ig n ed o n Pilo t K n o b,th e D ak o ta cede n m o s t o fth e area n o w k n o w n as s o u th eas tern M in n es o ta to th e U . g o v ern m en t. S. M I N ESO TA H I R I L SO CI N STO CA ETY A P la c e to A p p r e c ia te D a k o ta H e r ita g e H en ry H as tin g s Sibley (later M in n es o ta’ f t s irs elected g o v ern o r) tak es ch arg e o fth e Am erican F u r Co m p an y p o s t at M en do ta. A n 1 m a p b y R. o n e s C o lb y,s h o w in g th e c o n flu e n c e o f th e 850 J St. te rs (M in n e s o ta ) a n d M is s is s ip p i riv e rs . e d ia m o n d w a lls o f Pe Th Fo rt Sn e llin g a re le ft o f Pik e Ila n d a n d Pilo t K n o b is a t b o tto m rig h t. s 1 862-63 1 870 M an y D ak o ta p eo p le beg in to retu rn to th eir f rm er h o m es ,in clu din g M en do ta,w h ere s o m e D ak o ta h ad o rem ain ed.Th e M en do ta M dew ak an to n D ak o ta Co m m u n ity co n tin u es to day . 2004 Te x t fro m Pilo t K n o b h is to ric a l m a rk e rs ;D a k o ta v e rs io n c o u rte s y o f G le n n W a s ic u n a . Af th e beg in n in g o fth e U . -D ak o ta Co n f ter S. lict, n o n -co m batan t D ak o ta p eo p le are h eld f r th e w in ter in a cam p belo w F o rt Sn ellin g .M an y died,an d o s o m e w ere bu ried o n Pilo t K n o b.L ater,th e U . g o v ern m en t f rcibly rem o v es m o s t D ak o ta p eo p le S. o f m M in n es o ta. ro O h ey aw ah i/Pilo t K n o b is determ in ed to be elig ible f r lis tin g o n th e N atio n al Reg is ter o fH is to ric Places . o SETH EA STM A N W ATER CO L O R C.1 847 M I N ESO TA H I R I L SO CI N STO CA ETY A P la c e R e c la im e d a s P u b lic L a n d Af th e lan d o fPilo t K n o b h ill w as o fered f r s ale by th e U . g o v ern m en t,it w as p u rch as ed ter f o S. by a v ariety o fp riv ate o w n ers .I 2002,dev elo p ers an n o u n ced a p lan to bu ild 1 5 to w n h o m es o n th e n o rth s lo p e. n 7 A bro ad co alitio n o fN ativ e Am erican s ,lo cal res iden ts ,h is to rian s ,arch eo lo g is ts ,f co m m u n ities ,an d aith en v iro n m en tal g ro u p s u n ited to p res erv e th e area as p u blic o p en s p ace. I 2006 th e City o fM en do ta H eig h ts ,w ith h elp f m Th e Tru s t f r Pu blic L an d*,p u rch as ed 8. acres o fPilo t K n o b n ro o 5 h ill f m th e p riv ate lan do w n ers .I 2007,th e City acq u ired an o th er 1 8. acres f m Acacia Park Cem etery . ro n 5 ro O h ey aw ah i/Pilo t K n o b is o n ce ag ain a p lace th at ev ery o n e can v is it to en jo y th e v iew an d w ildlif to learn abo u t e, eco lo g ical res to ratio n ,an d to ref o n th e h is to ry an d m ean in g o fth is s acred p lace. lect F o r cen tu ries ,D ak o ta p eo p le p laced th eir deceas ed relativ es o n s cafo lds bu ilt o n h ig h p laces ,s u ch as O h ey aw ah i,as f s h o w n h ere in a v iew by Seth Eas tm an f m aro u n d 1 847. ro Th e bo dy w as w rap p ed in s k in s o r clo th ,p laced o n a s cafo ld f r s ev eral day s o r w eek s ,th en bu ried in th e earth . f o Th is v iew is f m th e to p o fO h ey aw ah i,lo o k in g to w ard th e ro p res en t-day M SP in tern atio n al airp o rt. * Ad d itio n a l fu n d e rs th a t a s s is te d w ith th e s e p u rc h a s e s in c lu d e D a k o ta C o u n ty (th ro u g h its Fa rm la n d a n d N a tu ra l A re a s Pro g ra m ),th e M in n e s o ta D e p a rtm e n t o f N a tu ra l Re s o u rc e s (th ro u g h its Re m e d ia tio n Fu n d ,N a tu ra l a n d Sc e n ic ,a n d M e tro G re e n w a y s p ro g ra m s ),M in n e s o ta ’ En v iro n m e n t a n d N a tu ra l Re s o u rc e s Tru s t Fu n d (a s re c o m m e n d e d b y th e L e g is la tiv e - itiz e n s C C o m m is s io n o n M in n e s o ta Re s o u rc e s ),Th e F. Big e lo w Fo u n d a tio n ,Th e M c K n ig h t Fo u n d a tio n ,Th e Sa in t Pa u l Fo u n d a tio n , R. Th e Sc ro o b y Fo u n d a tio n ,a n d p riv a te c itiz e n s . o o o o o T h in k abo u t its s ig n if ce to th e D ak o ta n atio n ,p as t an d p res en t. ican V ie w lan dm ark s f m th e beg in n in g s o fM in n es o ta s tate h is to ry . ro L o o k f r deer,w ild tu rk ey s ,m ig ratin g birds an d o th er w ildlif o e. R e a d th e lan ds cap e f r clu es abo u t th e p as t. o L e a rn abo u t o ak s av an n a res to ratio n . © BR U CE W H I TE O h e y a w a h i/ ilo t K n o b — P A P la c e to R e fle c t o n M a n y S to r ie s A P la c e o f R e v e r e n c e O h ey aw ah i is a traditio n al s acred s ite to th e D ak o ta p eo p le.I lo o k s o v er th e m o u th o fth e t M in n es o ta R iv er,o r Bdo te M in is o ta,w h ich m an y D ak o ta p eo p le co n s ider th e cen ter o fth e earth .Th e lan ds cap e h as been altered in th e p as t 200 y ears ,y et th e wakaå o fth is p lace,its s acred es s en ce,rem ain s .By its in trin s ic n atu re,O h ey aw ah i co n tin u es to be an im p o rtan t p lace f r th e D ak o ta co m m u n ity to retu rn to f r g ath erin g s an d cerem o n ies . o o P le a s e t r e a t O h e y a w a h i/ ilo t K n o b w it h t h e r e s p e c t P a c c o r d e d t o c e m e t e r ie s a n d o t h e r s a c r e d p la c e s . H is to ric Fo rt S n e llin g a n d d o w n to w n M in n e a p o lis , m P ilo t K n o b , 0 fro 201 I th e 1 9th cen tu ry ,as to day ,v is ito rs to Pilo t K n o b co u ld v iew w h at J .W es ley Bo n d called,in n 1 851 ,a “g ra n d s p e c ta c le ,o f ro llin g p ra irie ,e x te n d e d p la in a n d g ro v e s ,th e v a lle y o f th e M in n e s o ta w ith its m e a n d e rin g s tre a m , as w ell as F o rt Sn ellin g an d th e g ro w in g to w n s o f ” M in n eap o lis an d St.Pau l. �e g io n a l T ra il B ig R iv e rs R 810 G ra v e l T ra il 55 M o w e d T ra il C o u n c il F ire s O v e rlo o k A P la c e to L e a r n a b o u t O a k S a v a n n a R e s to r a tio n 820 830 840 850 O v e rlo o k In te rp re tiv e S ig n Tw o h u n dred y ears ag o ,p rairie an d o ak s av an n a co v ered Pilo t K n o b. N ativ e g ras s es do m in ate in a p rairie,w ith n ativ e w ildf w ers lo blo o m in g f m Ap ril to N o v em ber.O ak s av an n a is s im ilar to p rairie, ro bu t als o co n tain s s cattered bu r o ak s an d o ak g ro v es . 860 E n tra n c e 870 0 C u n c il Fire s o O v e rlo o k 890 0 t iv a e Pr e op r ty te P ro p e r 0 lo Pi n tK ob Rd 0 Ac ac 100 90 ia 200 Vo lu n te e rs u s e fe n c in g to p ro te c t n e w ly p la n te d o a k s fro m b ro w s in g b y d e e r a n d ra b b its . 0 89 88 0 0 930 910 920 P r iv a 94 Vo lu n te e rs c u t a n d s ta c k n o n - a tiv e n w o o d y p la n ts ,w h ic h a re la te r u s e d a s fu e l a t D is tric t En e rg y in St. u l. Pa © M A R K K A R N EY /G R EAT R I VER G R EEN I G N ty Pr 0 © M A R K K A R N EY /G R EAT R I VER G R EEN I G N 870 0 90 910 92 93 880 0 89 900 900 S e v e n b lo c k s o f lim e s to n e re p re s e n t th e s e v e n D a k o ta / N a k o ta /L a k o ta g ro u p s w h o s e m e m b e rs c u rre n tly re s id e fro m M in n e s o ta to M o n ta n a ,N e b ra s k a to C a n a d a .T h e 2 -to n b lo c k s w e re q u a rrie d in th e M in n e s o ta R iv e r v a lle y n e a r M a n k a to .Y o u a re in v ite d to s it h e re . 0 88 I o rder to res to re th e lan d to th es e v eg etatio n ty p es ,M en do ta n H eig h ts co n tracted w ith G reat R iv er G reen in g in 2005 to dev elo p a 1 0-y ear res to ratio n p lan .Sp ecial ch allen g es f r res to ratio n o fth is o s ite are its s teep s lo p e,in v as iv e s p ecies ,rem n an ts o fp rio r dev elo p m en t,an d th e n eed to u s e m eth o ds th at are cu ltu rally s en s itiv e.Res to ratio n efo rts in clu de rep eated co n tro lled bu rn s , f m o w in g in v as iv e w eeds ,cu ttin g an d rem o v in g bru s h ,s o w in g p rairie g ras s s eed,p lan tin g g ras s an d w ildf w er s eedlin g s ,an d p lan tin g lo o ak s ap lin g s an d aco rn s . 85 P riv a te P ro p e rty S tre e t P a rk in g © W EL BY SM I /M N D N R TH C o n to u rs (1 0 ') © D A K O TA CO U N TY 800 Legend Bl vd 300 55 Fe e t A P la c e to R e a d th e L a n d s c a p e L o o k acro s s th e riv er v alley to F o rt Sn ellin g .Th is bro ad v alley w as carv ed by g lacial m eltw ater abo u t 1 2, y ears ag o .Betw een 1 2, an d 1 0, y ears ag o , 000 000 000 th e v alley w as cu t deep er by larg e v o lu m es o fw ater carried by G lacial R iv er W arren ,w h ich w as an o u tlet f r G lacial L ak e Ag as s iz in n o rth w es tern o M in n es o ta.Th e f o d p lain y o u s ee to day is th e res u lt o fth e M is s is s ip p i R iv er lo an d th e M in n es o ta R iv er,w h ich is th e rem n an t o fG lacial R iv er W arren , dep o s itin g s edim en t o v er th e las t 1 0, y ears . 000 H o ary Verv ain Ve rb e n a s tric ta Black -ey ed Su s an Ru d b e c k ia h irta W ild Berg am o t M o n a rd a fis tu lo s a G ray -h eaded Co n ef w er lo Ra tib id a p in n a ta Prairie w ildf w ers ,o r f rbs ,co -ev o lv ed w ith in s ects an d birds o v er th o u s an ds o fy ears . lo o Re-es tablis h in g th es e n ativ e p lan ts n o t o n ly in creas es th e beau ty o fPilo t K n o b,bu t als o p ro v ides f o d an d s h elter f r m an y n ativ e an im als . o o F L O W ER S A BO VE A N D BU TTER F L Y © BR U CE W H I TE I ag in e 1 2, y ears ag o ,w h en G lacial R iv er W arren m erg ed w ith th e m 000 M is s is s ip p i R iv er ju s t belo w Pilo t K n o b,at p res en t-day Pik e I lan d.As w ater s ru s h ed th ro u g h th e riv er v alley ,a m as s iv e w aterf f rm ed do w n s tream ju s t all o s o u th o fdo w n to w n St.Pau l.Th e w aterf g radu ally retreated u p s tream .Abo u t all 1 0, y ears ag o ,th e w aterf s p lit in tw o at Pik e I lan d.O n e f rk m o v ed u p th e 000 all s o M in n es o ta R iv er u n til it w as ex tin g u is h ed n ear Sav ag e.Th e o th er f rk m o v ed u p o th e M is s is s ip p i R iv er,th en s p lit ag ain to f rm M in n eh ah a F alls an d St.An th o n y o F alls in M in n eap o lis . Peo p le h av e dram atically altered th e lan ds cap e s een in Seth Eas tm an ’ 1 847 s p ain tin g (s ee bro ch u re co v er).As s ettlers p o u red in to th e area in th e m id-1 800s , Pilo t K n o b w as dev elo p ed f r dairy an d tru ck f s .L o o k f r clu es th at rem ain o arm o f m f rm er f s teads ,s u ch as bu ildin g f u n datio n s an d trees in w in d ro w s . ro o arm o A P la c e to W a tc h M ig r a to r y B ir d s a n d W ild life O h ey aw ah i/ Pilo t K n o b h as been u s ed as bu rial g ro u n d by p eo p le f r cen tu ries . o Settlers co n tin u ed th is cu s to m by es tablis h in g cem eteries o n th e h ill — St.Peter’ s in 1 840 (bef re th e n o rth ern p art o fth e h ill w as bis ected by h ig h w ay s ) an d o Acacia Park Cem etery in 1 925.At th at tim e a p o rtio n o fth e k n o b-lik e to p o fth e h ill,o n ce u s ed by s team bo at p ilo ts f r n av ig atio n p u rp o s es an d th e f re th at o eatu g av e th e h ill its En g lis h n am e,w as rem o v ed du rin g lan ds cap in g . © L EE K A R N EY /U SF W S Th is p ro ject h as been f an ced in p art w ith f n ds p ro v ided by th e State o fM in n es o ta f m th e Arts an d Cu ltu ral in u ro H eritag e F u n d th ro u g h th e M in n es o ta H is to rical So ciety . Th e A m e ric a n b a ld e a g le a n d tu rk e y v u ltu re a re tw o s p e c ie s o f la rg e ,d a rk b ird s o fte n s e e n o v e r Pilo t K n o b . e y c a n b e to ld a p a rt b y th e ir flig h t p ro file s . Th © I O R K O V/ D R EA M STI E. M G M CO T h is b ro c h u re w a s d e v e lo p e d a n d p ro d u c e d b y P ilo t K n o b P re s e rv a tio n A s s o c ia tio n . F o r th o u s an ds o fy ears ,th e M is s is s ip p i F ly w ay m ig rato ry ro u te h as been u s ed by th e m ajo rity o fN o rth Am erican birds th at w in ter in th e s o u th an d n es t in th e n o rth .Th e elev atio n o fPilo t K n o b p lu s th e h abitat it p ro v ides m ak es it an attractiv e s to p o v er f r m ig ratin g birds ,in clu din g o s p ecies s u ch as To w n s en d s o litaire,ro ck w ren ,an d p ereg rin e f n . alco PK PA als o th an k s th e City o fM en do ta H eig h ts an d D ak o ta Co u n ty f r th eir s u p p o rt. F o r in f rm atio n abo u t o o p ark s an d trails in M en do ta H eig h ts ,v is it w w w . en do ta-h eig h ts . m ; f r D ak o ta Co u n ty ,v is it m co o w w w . . o ta. n . s . co dak m u © 201 0 PI O T K N O B PR ESER VATI N A SSO CI O N . L O ATI Ea g le s s o a r in a s te a d y flig h t w ith w in g s h e ld s tra ig h t o u t. Vu ltu re s s o a r in a ro c k in g m o tio n w ith w in g s h e ld a t a n u p w a rd a n g le . Fo r d e ta ile d in fo r m a tio n o n to p ic s in th is p o c k e t g u id e ,v is it w w w . ilo tk n o b p r e s e r v a tio n . r g p o � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PilotKnobPocketGuide.pdf Title A name given to the resource Pilot Knob Pocket Guide Description An account of the resource This small brochure on Pilot Knob introduces the cultural, historical, spiritual and ecological importance of this Dakota County landmark. 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