Gluek, Minnesota

Coordinates: 44°59′07″N 95°28′24″W / 44.98528°N 95.47333°W / 44.98528; -95.47333
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Gluek
Gluek is located in Minnesota
Gluek
Gluek
Gluek is located in the United States
Gluek
Gluek
Coordinates: 44°59′07″N 95°28′24″W / 44.98528°N 95.47333°W / 44.98528; -95.47333
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyChippewa
Elevation
1,040 ft (320 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code320
GNIS feature ID644191[1]

Gluek (/ɡlɪk/ GLIK)[2] is an unincorporated community in Crate Township, Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States.[1] There was a terminus point on the Minnesota Western Railroad in the community until the railroad was abandoned.[3] The primary route to Gluek, Chippewa County Road 4, was formerly Minnesota State Highway 277.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "Gluek, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Minnesota Pronunciation Guide". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  3. ^ Railroad and Warehouse Commission (1926). Annual Report. State of Minnesota. pp. 113–114.
  4. ^ Krueger, Andrew (September 14, 2019). "Bye-bye highway: As of Monday, one Minnesota state highway will cease to exist". Minnesota Public Radio. The road will still be there, carrying traffic past fields, farmsteads, and the small community of Gluek.