Why is the city named Bad Axe?

Why is the city named Bad Axe?
Bad Axe, Michigan (MI), US
According to local history, the city received its name after two surveyors, Rudolph Papst and George Willis Pack made camp at the spot while surveying for the first state road in Huron County. There, they noticed a "much used and badly damaged axe". The rest is history.

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