Spread Eagle is an
unincorporated community
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in
Florence County Florence County is the name of two counties in the United States:
*Florence County, South Carolina
*Florence County, Wisconsin
Florence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,55 ...
, in the town of
Florence
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, in the
U.S. state
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of
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
. It is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI
Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Transportation
The community is located on
U.S. Highway 141 and
U.S. Highway 2
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, about six miles northwest of
Iron Mountain,
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
. 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. Spread Eagle has frequently been noted on lists of
unusual place names. 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.
['Wisconsin Blue Book 2001-2002, Biographical Sketch of Lorraine Serrati, pg. 45]
Notes
External links
Spread Eagle Chain of Lakes Association websiteSpread Eagle Barrens
Unincorporated communities in Florence County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
Iron Mountain micropolitan area
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