Pentoga, Michigan
Pentoga is an unincorporated community in Iron County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.
History
A post office was established at Pentoga in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1937. The community was given its name by the owners of the Montambo mill. The name Pentoga is the nickname of a Chippewa chiefs wife from the area and means bull head.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pentoga, Michigan
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pentoga, Michigan
- ^ "Iron County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pentoga Post Office (historical)
- ^ 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.
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