Tapiola, Michigan
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Tapiola, Michigan | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Houghton |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 49916 |
Area code(s) | 906 |
Tapiola is an unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. Tapiola is located in Portage Township, 8 miles (13 km) west of Keweenaw Bay.[1]
History[edit]
Tapiola was founded by Finns; they named the community after either Tapiola, a community in Finland, or the Finnish term for the land of the forest god.
References[edit]
- ^ Michigan Atlas and Gazetteer (10th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2002. p. 110.
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Coordinates: 46°55′29″N 88°37′35″W / 46.92472°N 88.62639°W
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