Pentoga, Michigan

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Pentoga, Michigan
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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 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
1,411 ft (430 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
49920
Area code(s) 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 the Montambo mill. The name Pentoga is the nick name of a Chippewa chiefs wife from the area, it means bull head. [5]

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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 24 March 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.