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Eagle Point (community), Wisconsin

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Chippewa

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
296 m

State
  
Wisconsin

Town
  
Eagle Point

Area code(s)
  
715 & 534

Eagle Point (community), Wisconsin

Weather
  
-2°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 30% Humidity

Eagle Point is an unincorporated community located in the town of Eagle Point, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States. Eagle Point is located along the Union Pacific Railroad near Wisconsin Highway 124, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north of Chippewa Falls.

History

A post office called Eagle Point was established in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913. The community took its name from the nearby bluff Eagle Point, where a Civil War regiment caught a bald eagle they kept as a military mascot.

References

Eagle Point (community), Wisconsin Wikipedia