Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site, 27160 County Road 2, Comfrey, Minnesota
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| Address: | 27160 County Road 2 |
| City/locality- State/province | Comfrey, Minnesota |
| County- State/province: | Cottonwood County, Minnesota |
| State/province: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States |
Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site, 27160 County Road 2, Comfrey, Minnesota
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| National Register of Historic Places Information | |
| Reference Number: | 70000291 |
| Reference URL: | [Reference] |
| Certification date: | October 15, 1970 |
| Level of significance: | State |
The Jeffers Petroglyphs site is a unique and important place where American Indians left carvings on rock —petroglyphs— of humans, deer, elk, buffalo, turtles, thunderbirds, atlatls and arrows. They tell a story that spans 5,000 years. The glyphs served many functions, including recording important events, depicting sacred ceremonies, and emphasizing the importance of animals and hunting.
The most common technique of dating the glyphs is identifying the items depicted, then relating them to peoples of a particular time period. By this technique, they appear to range from 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1750.
The Jeffers site includes a Visitor Center and hiking trails.Contents |
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Jeffers Petroglyphs, a Minnesota Historical Society Historic Site
