Eau Galle, Wisconsin | |
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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] |
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]
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]
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.
Eau Galle, Wisconsin | |
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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] |
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]
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]
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.