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Garfield Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,146 at the 2010 census. == Communities == * Engadine is an unincorporated community at on M-117 at the junction with H-40 (Hiawatha Trail), and approximately north of the southern terminus of M-117 at US 2. It is approximately west of Millecoquins and east of Gould City. It began as a lumber settlement called "Kennedy Siding" and was given a post office in August 1889. In December 1893, a railroad agent named Sam Peterson, who was a native of Switzerland, had the name changed to Engadine, after the scenic Swiss valley. The Engadine ZIP code 49827 serves the western and central portions of Garfield Township as well portions of Portage Township and Newton Township.〔(49827 5-Digit ZCTA, 498 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder ), U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000〕 * Gilchrist is an unincorporated community at on H-40 (Hiawatha Trail), approximately east of Millecoquins and west of Garnet. It was a lumber settlement with a station on the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad. A post office operated from September 1879 to June 1883 and again from June 1888 until November 1906. It was named for John Gilchrist, a local landowner.〔 * Millecoquins is an unincorporated community at on H-40 (Hiawatha Trail), approximately east of Engadine and west of Garnet. It is on the southern end of Millecoquins Lake, which divides the upper and lower segments of the Millecoquins River. The name ''Millecoquins'' (pronounced "mililkoki") is a French word meaning "a thousand thieves", which was derived from the Indian terms ''Manana koking'' or ''Minakoking'', meaning a place where the hardwood is plentiful.〔 * Naubinway is an unincorporated community at on US 2 approximately east of the junction with M-117 and west of Epoufette along the Lake Michigan shore. Originally a lumbering town, the name derives from an Indian term meaning "place of echoes". A post office was established in November 1879.〔 The Naubinway ZIP code 49762 serves the southern and eastern portions of Garfield Township, as well as all of Hudson Township, most of Hendricks Township, and a portion of Moran Township.〔(9762 5-Digit ZCTA, 497 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder ), U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000〕 Naubinway is known as the home of the Garlyn Zoo. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Garfield Township, Mackinac County, Michigan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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