Mount Zion, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
43°15′24″N 90°44′01″W / 43.25667°N 90.73361°W / 43.25667; -90.73361Country United StatesState WisconsinCountyCrawfordTownScottElevation
360 m (1,181 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code608GNIS feature ID1569861[1]

Mount Zion is an unincorporated community in the town of Scott, Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. Mount Zion is located on U.S. Route 61 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east-southeast of Bell Center.[2]

Mount Zion in popular culture

Mount Zion was notable when Alvin Straight rode from his home in Laurens, Iowa on a John Deere riding lawn mower to visit his ailing older brother. It was a 240 miles (390 km) trip and took Straight six weeks to travel to Mount Zion.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Zion, Wisconsin
  2. ^ Crawford County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  3. ^ "The City of Absurdity: David Lynch's the Straight Story - Interviews & Articles".
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