Hard Luck, Michigan
Hard Luck, Michigan | |
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  Hard Luck Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 44°04′18″N 84°11′35″W / 44.07167°N 84.19306°WCoordinates: 44°04′18″N 84°11′35″W / 44.07167°N 84.19306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Gladwin |
| Township | Grim |
| Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1617608[1] |
Hard Luck is a ghost town in Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1][2]
Hard Luck is located within Grim Township in the Au Sable State Forest about 14 mi (23 km) northeast of Gladwin.
The settlement was involved in the lumber trade.[3]
It had a station along the Michigan Central Railroad and contained its own post office briefly from April 24, 1904 until August 31, 1906.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hard Luck
- ^ Sigsby, Rick (2008). Gladwin County. Arcadia. p. 7. ISBN 9780738552477.
- ^ Payne, Amy L. (July 21, 2008). "Gladwin County History Chronicled in New Photo Book". MLive.
- ^ Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Great Lakes Books Series (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.
Municipalities and communities of Gladwin County, Michigan, United States | ||
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Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Michigan
- Unincorporated communities in Gladwin County, Michigan
- Former populated places in Gladwin County, Michigan
- Ghost towns in Michigan
- Logging communities in the United States