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==Communities== *The [[Wakefield, Michigan|City of Wakefield]] is situated within the township, but is administratively autonomous. *'''Duke''' was a lumbertown in this township with a station on the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad. It had a post office from 1901 until 1906.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=164}} * '''Thomaston''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the township a few miles north of Wakefield at {{Coord|46|30|59|N|89|55|39|W|type:city_region:US-MI_scale:30000|display=inline}}.<ref>{{gnis|1621897|Thomaston, Michigan}}</ref> A post office opened November 7, 1891 and was discontinued July 31, 1923. The office reopened and operated from January 12, 1925, until August 14, 1926.<ref>{{gnis|2126069|Thomaston Post Office (historical)}}</ref> * '''Connorville''' is an unincorporated community in the township a few miles north of Thomaston at {{Coord|46|33|07|N|89|55|52|W|type:city_region:US-MI_scale:30000|display=inline}}.<ref>{{gnis|1619565|Connorville, Michigan}}</ref> It began as a [[lumber camp]] in 1925.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=130}} * '''Tula''' was a lumbertown approximately 8 miles of the [[Wakefield, Michigan|City of Wakefield]] east on [[M-28 (Michigan highway)|M-28]] at {{Coord|46|32|46|N|89|48|53|W|type:city_region:US-MI_scale:30000|display=inline}}. It had a post office from 1906 until 1916.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://99wfmk.com/tulamichigan/ |website=99.1 WFMK |access-date=25 February 2020 |title=MICHIGAN GHOST TOWN: Tula, the Town That Isn't There}}</ref> There is a sign approximately {{frac|1|1|2}} miles east of the former town site that reads [https://www.google.com/maps/@46.5468859,-89.7818883,3a,60.6y,207.77h,76.15t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s5FZUVoEXYVGIWkmQrvr7IA!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D5FZUVoEXYVGIWkmQrvr7IA%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D104.547554%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en "Tula"].
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