Loretta, Wisconsin
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Loretta, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 45°53′08″N 90°51′11″W / 45.88556°N 90.85306°W | |
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State | ![]() |
County | Sawyer |
Elevation | 441 m (1,447 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
GNIS feature ID | 1579757[1] |
Loretta is an unincorporated community in the town of Draper, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States. Loretta is located on Wisconsin Highway 70 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Winter. It was named by Edward Hines, a lumberman, in 1892 for his wife and daughter, both named Loretta.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loretta, Wisconsin
- ^ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.