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 | |
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 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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Florence |
| Government | |
| • Type | none (governed by Town of Florence) |
| Elevation | 1,197 ft (365 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-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
- Lorraine Seratti, Wisconsin businesswoman and state legislator, lived in Spread Eagle.[5]
Notes
- "Spread Eagle, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Spread Eagle, Wisconsin-Hometownlocator
- 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.
- 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.
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2001-2002, Biographical Sketch of Lorraine Serrati, pg. 45
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External links
- Spread Eagle Chain of Lakes Association website
- Spread Eagle Barrens
- Badwater Ski-Ters Water Ski Show
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