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 nickname of a Chippewa chiefs wife from the area and means bull head.[5]
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 March 24, 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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