Gleason is an

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in Lincoln County,

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, United States. The community is situated on

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northeast of

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, in the town of Russell. Gleason has a

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with ZIP Code 54435. The Estonian Evangelical Martin Luther Church, the first

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church built in America, is located in Gleason. Gleason is known as the "Trout Fishing Capital of the World", boasting the world record brook trout and trout fishing on many of the local streams.

Media

Several films have been shot in Gleason, including ''

The Giant Spider Invasion ''The Giant Spider Invasion'' is a 1975 American independent science fiction action horror film produced, composed and directed by Bill Rebane. Starring Steve Brodie, Barbara Hale, Robert Easton, Leslie Parrish, and Alan Hale, it follows ...

'' (1975), ''

The Capture of Bigfoot ''The Capture of Bigfoot'' (a.k.a. ''The Legend of Bigfoot'') is a 1979 horror film from Bill Rebane, the director of '' Monster A-Go-Go''. Produced and originally released by Studio Film Corp, the film was re-released in 2010 by Troma Entertain ...

'' (1979), ''

The Devonsville Terror ''The Devonsville Terror'' is a 1983 American supernatural horror film directed by Ulli Lommel and starring Suzanna Love, Donald Pleasence, and Robert Walker. The plot focuses on three different women who arrive in a conservative New England t ...

'' (1983), '' The Demons of Ludlow'' (1983), '' Blood Harvest'' (1987), and '' Twister's Revenge!'' (1987). Many of these were directed by

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. Gleason was the home of Shooting Ranch Motion Picture Studios for about 30 years, until it closed in 1988.

References

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