Pokegama
Bakegamaang | |
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Coordinates: 45°49′18″N 93°02′54″W / 45.82167°N 93.04833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Pine |
Township | Pokegama Township |
Elevation | 932 ft (284 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 70 |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 55030 and 55063 |
Area code | 320 |
GNIS feature ID | 649613 [1] |
Pokegama ( /pəˈkɛɡɒˌmɑː/) is an unincorporated community in Pokegama Township, Pine County, Minnesota, United States; along the Pokegama Lake. Its name in Ojibwe is Bakegamaang, meaning "at the side-lake", referring to Pokegama Lake's position to the Snake River.
The community is located between Pine City and Henriette; near the intersection of Pine County 7 and Pine County 13. [2]
Originally an Ojibwa village, Pokegama housed a Presbyterian Mission ran by Frederick Ayer, claiming to print the first Christian Bible in the Ojibwe language in Minnesota. [3]
As of 2004, Pokegama held the Minnesota state record low temperature records for March (-49 F in 1897), November (-45 F in 1896), and December (-57 F in 1898). [4]
Pokegama
Bakegamaang | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 45°49′18″N 93°02′54″W / 45.82167°N 93.04833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Pine |
Township | Pokegama Township |
Elevation | 932 ft (284 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 70 |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 55030 and 55063 |
Area code | 320 |
GNIS feature ID | 649613 [1] |
Pokegama ( /pəˈkɛɡɒˌmɑː/) is an unincorporated community in Pokegama Township, Pine County, Minnesota, United States; along the Pokegama Lake. Its name in Ojibwe is Bakegamaang, meaning "at the side-lake", referring to Pokegama Lake's position to the Snake River.
The community is located between Pine City and Henriette; near the intersection of Pine County 7 and Pine County 13. [2]
Originally an Ojibwa village, Pokegama housed a Presbyterian Mission ran by Frederick Ayer, claiming to print the first Christian Bible in the Ojibwe language in Minnesota. [3]
As of 2004, Pokegama held the Minnesota state record low temperature records for March (-49 F in 1897), November (-45 F in 1896), and December (-57 F in 1898). [4]