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History · Eau Galle

Eau Galle’s post office opened in 1858, and 29% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1972 on, and the census since 1990.

1858first post office
0on the National Register
29%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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Quick answers

How Eau Galle began

When was Eau Galle founded?

1858

The Eau Galle post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 854 in 19902020 census: 765168 years
Founding year: the first Eau Galle post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Eau Galle’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Start Eau Galle’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eau Galle’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewCTH D Bridge, Spanning Eau Galle River: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Eau Galle, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Eau Galle yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

The Town of Eau Galle () is located in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 765 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Eau Galle and the ghost town of Welch Point are located in the town.

Its first post office opened in 1858. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 757 in 2010, 765 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Eau Galle, decade by decade

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On the map

Eau Galle on the map, 1972 to 1990

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Eau Galle. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Eau Galle on the 1972 USGS mapEau Galle on the 1985 USGS mapEau Galle on the 1990 USGS map1972Arkansaw sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Eau Galle.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

CTH D Bridge, Spanning Eau Galle River
Retake this viewCTH D Bridge, Spanning Eau Galle River

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Eau Galle’s page.

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People over time

Eau Galle, census by census

020040060080020002020Peak: 854

Between 757 and 854 people in every census since 1990.

4 censuses, 1990–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Eau Galle’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Eau Galle

Nobody well known was born in Eau Galle itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Helen ParkhurstAmerican educator, author, and lecturer · b. 1887
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Ethan IversonAmerican pianist · b. 1973
Harry MillerRacecar driver · b. 1875
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Marvin PanchAmerican racing driver · b. 1926
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Thomas DreierAmerican editor, writer, advertising executive,… · b. 1884
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Bill BakkeOlympic ski jumper · b. 1946
Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Eau Galle’s post office has been open since 1858.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Welch Point
Gone or out of use
Chase Hill SchoolschoolHay Creek SchoolschoolIngram SchoolschoolMissouri Valley SchoolschoolMorton Hill SchoolschoolPoint SchoolschoolWebber Valley Schoolschool
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Eau Galle
ClearviewSaint HenrysWeber Valley

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

WatervilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWestonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRock ElmIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Eau Galle’s history

What year was Eau Galle founded?

The Eau Galle post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the Library of Congress (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.