Eau Galle (community), Dunn County, Wisconsin
| Eau Galle, Wisconsin | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Eau Galle | |
| Coordinates: 44°41′32″N 92°00′42″W / 44.69222°N 92.01167°WCoordinates: 44°41′32″N 92°00′42″W / 44.69222°N 92.01167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Dunn |
| Town | Eau Galle |
| Elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 54737 |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1564409[1] |
Eau Galle is an unincorporated community located, in the town of Eau Galle, in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. Eau Galle is 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Durand. Eau Galle has a post office with ZIP code 54737.[2]
Although Eau Galle is sometimes said to mean "bitter water",[3] the name is adapted from the original name for the Eau Galle River: (Rivière) au Galet, meaning "(river) with the gravel-bank".[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eau Galle (community), Dunn County, Wisconsin
- ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 113.
- ↑ Boyd, Robert K. (1998). Early conditions of the Chippewa Valley.
At the mouth of what is now called the Eau Galle River, they found a heavy gravel bar, called galet (pronounced galay) in their language, and so they called the stream La Rivière au Galet, the River of the Gravel Bank.
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