Pentoga, Michigan

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Pentoga, Michigan
Unincorporated community
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Pentoga
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°00′11″N88°29′40″W / 46.00306°N 88.49444°W / 46.00306; -88.49444
Country United States
State Michigan
County Iron
Township Stambaugh Township
Elevation
1,410 ft (430 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
49920
Area code 906
GNIS feature ID2129433 [1]

Pentoga is an unincorporated community in Iron County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. [2]

History

A post office was established at Pentoga in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1937. [3] [4] The community was given its name by the owners of a local mill. [5] It stemmed from the name of a Native American chief's wife; [6] her tribe had made their home along the shore of Chicagon Lake before selling it and moving to the Lac Vieux Desert Indian Reservation. [7]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pentoga, Michigan
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pentoga, Michigan
  3. ↑ "Iron County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pentoga Post Office (historical)
  5. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 112.
  6. ↑ Upper Peninsula Development Bureau (n.d.). The Green Book Guide to the Land of Hiawatha. Marquette, MI, USA: Stenglein Printing Co. p. 92.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  7. ↑ Classen, Mikel B. (2019). Points North: Discover Hidden Campgrounds, Natural Wonders, and Waterways of the Upper Peninsula (1st ed.). Ann Arbor, MI, USA: Loving Healing Press, Incorporated. p. 80. ISBN   978-1-61599-490-8.
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