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==Communities== *'''Angell''' (often spelled '''Angel''') is a [[ghost town]] in the north of the township. A rail line from Williamsburg to [[Elk Rapids, Michigan|Elk Rapids]] was built in the area in 1892.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=michiganrailroads.com - Evolution Map - Lower - 1892 |url=http://www.michiganrailroads.com/evolution-of-michigan-railroads/178-evolution-lower-peninsula/evolution-1890s/4387-evolution-map-lower-1892 |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=www.michiganrailroads.com}}</ref> Angell was established as a depot and post office on the line, with the post office lasting from 1892 to 1909.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Romig |first=Walter |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |year=1986 |isbn=0-8143-1838-X |location=[[Detroit]] |pages=24}}</ref> The community was located at {{coord|44|49|51.3|N|85|24|58.1|W||name=Angell, Michigan}}. *'''Mabel''' (sometimes spelled '''Mable''') is a ghost town located at {{coord|44|46|20|N|85|21|25|W||name=Mabel, Michigan}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/7bdbed9a-6e9e-519c-b7d8-4d7d8b8908f5/summary |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=edits.nationalmap.gov}}</ref> Mable was established as lumber settlement and station on the new [[Chicago and West Michigan Railway]] in 1892.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":02">{{Cite book |last=Romig |first=Walter |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |year=1986 |isbn=0-8143-1838-X |location=[[Detroit]] |pages=343}}</ref> *[[Williamsburg, Michigan|'''Williamsburg''']] is an [[unincorporated community]] in the township on [[M-72 (Michigan highway)|M-72]] about midway between [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]] and [[Kalkaska, Michigan|Kalkaska]] at {{coord|44|46|25|N|85|24|14|W||name=Williamsburg, Michigan}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/b727c482-4999-5822-a386-433d1687eaf8/summary |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=edits.nationalmap.gov}}</ref>
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