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Luck

Origin of Luck, Wisconsin

Luck, Wisconsin | Wisconsin Historical Society
Dictionary of Wisconsin History.

Township in Polk, county named by Daniel F. Smith, its organizer, who when asked why he chose a name as peculiar replied, "I propose to be in 'Luck' the balance of my life. Wis. Necrology. vol 7. p. 35.

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