Pokegama, Minnesota
| Pokegama, Minnesota | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Pokegama, Minnesota Location of the community of Pokegama | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′18″N 93°02′54″W / 45.82167°N 93.04833°WCoordinates: 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 | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 55030 and 55063 |
| Area code(s) | 320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 649613[1] |
Pokegama 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]
History
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]
References
- ↑ "Pokegama, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Highway Map of Pine County, 2012
- ↑ Cordes, Jim (1989). Pine County ... and its memories. North Branch: Jim Cordes.
- ↑ Monthly State Minimum/Maximum Extremes, 2004
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