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) northwest of Durand. Eau Galle has a post office with ZIP code 54737.[2]
Eau Galle, Wisconsin | |
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  Eau Galle  Eau Galle | |
| Coordinates: 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 | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 54737 |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1564409[1] |
Meaning of the name
editAlthough 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
edit- ^ 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. pp. 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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