Tapiola is an

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in Houghton County,

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, United States. Tapiola is located in Portage Township, west of Keweenaw Bay.

History

Tapiola was founded by

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; they named the community after the Finnish term for the land of the forest god.

Education

In 1913 the John A. Doelle Agricultural School opened in Tapiola.

References

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