Eau Galle (community), Dunn County, Wisconsin explained

Official Name:	Eau Galle, Wisconsin
Pushpin Map:	Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Label:	Eau Galle
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Dunn
Subdivision Type3:	Town
Subdivision Name3:	Eau Galle
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	761
Coordinates:	44.6922°N -92.0117°W
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	54737
Area Code:	715 & 534
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	1564409

Eau Galle is an unincorporated community located in the town of Eau Galle, in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. Eau Galle is 5miles northwest of Durand. Eau Galle has a post office with ZIP code 54737.^[1]

Meaning of the name

Although Eau Galle is sometimes said to mean "bitter water",^[2] the name is adapted from the original name for the Eau Galle River: French: (Rivière) au [[wikt:galet|Galet]], meaning "(river) with the gravel-bank".^[3]

Notes and References

http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=54737&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
Book: The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States . Govt. Print. Off. . Gannett, Henry . 1905 . 113.
Book: Boyd. Robert K.. Early conditions of the Chippewa Valley. 1998. 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..