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 The Spring
Valley area first saw commercial activity around 1857 with the coming of
the logging c rews.
They followed the Eau Galle River upstream from the sawmill settlement
in Eau Galle. At this time our village was dotted with an
occasional store. Then in 1891 iron ore and other necessary ingredients
for our "pig iron" industry and capital were
discovered. The massive number of men needed to construct these major
projects also required another massive project -
 building
a town to serve their everyday needs. By 1895 Spring Valley was
incorporated. Since then, Spring Valley
has continued to grow wh ile honoring and celebrating our historical
past. Every year Spring Valley residents get together to celebrate "Dam
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Through
the years major floods came in different sizes and so did the
damages. The "Big One" was on the night of September 17, 1942.
The village decided they needed to either get out of the valley or build a dam. The
Army Corps of Engineers was asked to propose a flood control
plan. Construction of the dam began in 1965 and was finished in
1968. We now have the Eau Galle Recreation Area (640 acres)
which the
Corps of Engineers has developed into a park that attracts about
250,000 visitors every year. They come to picnic, swim, camp,
hike, ski, fish, or just enjoy nature. |
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