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Pinconning Police Department (Michigan)
Pinconning may refer to * Pinconning, Michigan * Pinconning Township, Michigan * Pinconning River The Pinconning River (Ojibwe ''Opinikaaning-ziibi'' ( syncope as ''Pinkaaning-ziibi''), "River at potatoing-grounds") is a small river on the central Lower Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It is longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hy ... * Pinconning cheese {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinconning, Michigan
Pinconning is a city in Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,307 at the 2010 Census. It is included in the Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City metropolitan area. The city is locally noted for its former production of cheese and cheese products, especially Pinconning cheese. History The name, "Pinconning," comes from the Ojibwe ''Opinikaaning'' ( syncope as ''Pinkaaning''; recorded as "o-pin-nic-con-ing"), which translates into English as, "potato place.".Pinconning Township Main Page http://bjmi.us/bay/pinconning/index.html The community is named after the Pinconning River, which flows through the community. The town was first settled in 1872 by George VanEtten and Henry Kaiser as a lumber settlement along the Pinconning River. The post office in Pinconning opened on January 29, 1873. In 1907 a man named William Reid moved to Pinconning, and started Pinconning Creamery. A gravel road between Pinconning and neighboring Standish was built in 1918, the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinconning Township, Michigan
Pinconning Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 2,299 as of the 2020 census. It is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pinconning Township was organized on February 28, 1873. The city of Pinconning is surrounded by the township, but is administratively autonomous. The name "Pinconning" is said to come from the Native American word ''O-pin-nic-con-ing'', meaning "potato place". Communities *Woodville is an unincorporated community within the township at 7 Mile Road and Cody Estey Road west of Interstate 75. (Elevation: 627 ft./191 m.) History The first post office in White Feather opened 14 October 1874 on Whitefeather Road just east of N Huron Road. The post office was closed for the first time on March 16, 1875. On May 24, 1875, the White Feather PO was reopened and operated until June 27, 1878. Reestablished for a third time, the White Feather PO reopened on November 10, 1879. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinconning River
The Pinconning River (Ojibwe ''Opinikaaning-ziibi'' ( syncope as ''Pinkaaning-ziibi''), "River at potatoing-grounds") is a small river on the central Lower Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It is longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map retrieved 2015-08-05. and flows to Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron, draining an area of .U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset, area data for Pinconning River watershed, 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 040801020107The National Map retrieved 2015-08-05 Via Lake Huron and the Great Lakes system, it is part of the larger watershed of the St. Lawrence River. The Pinconning River's course and watershed are entirely in northern Bay County. It begins in Mount Forest Township, approximately west of the city of Pinconning, and flows generally eastward, through Pinconning Township and Pinconning. It flows into Saginaw Bay in Pinconning Township, approximately east of Pinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |