Spread Eagle, Wisconsin
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| Spread Eagle | |
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| — Unincorporated Community — | |
 Spread Eagle
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| Coordinates: 45°52′55″N 88°8′23″W / 45.88194°N 88.13972°WCoordinates: 45°52′55″N 88°8′23″W / 45.88194°N 88.13972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Florence |
| Government | |
| • Type | none (governed by Town of Florence) |
| Elevation | 1,197 ft (365 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
Spread Eagle is an unincorporated community in Florence County, in the town of Florence, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.[1] It is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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[edit] Transporation
The community is located on U.S. Highway 141/U.S. Highway 2, about six miles northwest of Iron Mountain, Michigan. The community is located along the highway near the south end of Railroad Lake of the Spread Eagle Chain of Lakes.
[edit] Attractions
The lake chain was named "Spread Eagle" because when seen from the sky, the chain resembles an eagle with wings spread. The Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural Area is located nearby.
[edit] Notable residents
- Famed American voice-over artist Ken Nordine, Linda Blair's voice coach for The Exorcist, maintains an occasional residence in Spread Eagle.[2]
- While not a resident, the famed Albert Einstein was a guest of the residents of the chain on several occasions.[3]
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