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==Communities== There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. *'''Foster City''' is an [[unincorporated community]] on [[M-69 (Michigan highway)|M-69]] and the east branch of the [[Sturgeon River (Michigan)|Sturgeon River]] at {{Coord|45|57|48|N|87|44|38|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|626308|Foster City, Michigan}}</ref> It was a station on a branch of the [[Chicago and North Western Railway]]. The community was founded and named after Alonzo L. Foster, a lumberman. A post office was established in 1886 and continues to be served by [[ZIP Code]] 49834.<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref> *'''Hardwood''' is an unincorporated community about two miles east of Foster City on M-69 and the east branch of the Sturgeon River at {{Coord|45|57|42|N|87|41|28|W|}}.<ref>{{Gnis|627778|Hardwood}}</ref> It was a station on the Chicago and North Western Railway, named by its principal proprietors, the Menominee Hardwood & Shingle Company in 1884. A post office was in operation for several months in 1891. It is currently served by [[ZIP Code]] 49834 out of [[Foster City, Michigan]] .<ref name="Romig"/> *'''Hylas''' is a historic locale, located about three miles east of Hardwood on M-69.<ref>{{Gnis|1617636|Hylas}}</ref> It was a station on the Chicago and North Western Railway, named by the railroad for [[Hylas]] from Greek mythology.<ref name="Romig"/>
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