Spread Eagle, Wisconsin

Spread Eagle is an unincorporated community in Florence County, in the town of Florence, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.[1][2] It is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Spread Eagle
Unincorporated Community
Lakeview Party Mart in Spread Eagle
Spread Eagle
Location within Wisconsin on the Michigan state line.
Coordinates: 45°52′55″N 88°8′23″W
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyFlorence
Government
 • Typenone (governed by Town of Florence)
Elevation
1,197 ft (365 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54121
Area code(s)715 & 534

Transportation

The community is located on U.S. Highway 141 and U.S. Highway 2, about six miles northwest of Iron Mountain, Michigan. It is near the south end of Railroad Lake of the Spread Eagle Chain of Lakes.

Attractions

The lake chain was named "Spread Eagle" because when seen from the sky, the chain resembles an eagle with wings spread.[3] Spread Eagle has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[4] The Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural Area is located nearby. The Badwater Ski-Ters Water Ski Show performs during the summer.

Notable people

Notes
  1. "Spread Eagle, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Spread Eagle, Wisconsin-Hometownlocator
  3. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 126.
  4. Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. pp. xii.
  5. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2001-2002, Biographical Sketch of Lorraine Serrati, pg. 45



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