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Eagle Point, Wisconsin
Eagle Point (community), Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Eagle Point (community), Wisconsin
Eagle Point (community), Wisconsin
Location in Wisconsin
Eagle Point (community), Wisconsin is located in the United States
Eagle Point (community), Wisconsin
Eagle Point (community), Wisconsin
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  Wisconsin
County Chippewa
Town Eagle Point
Elevation
296 m (971 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID 1577582

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.

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