Editing Campbell, Wisconsin (section)

==Two origins of Campbell's name==
The town was originally created in 1851, and was officially named after [[Erasmus D. Campbell]], a former [[Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin]]. Today, the town of Campbell is confined to part of a large island bordered by the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]] and [[Black River (Wisconsin)|Black river]]s and [[Lake Onalaska]]. This island has been traditionally known as "French Island."  Joseph French, one of the earliest settlers of the town arrived in May 1851. French's family originated from [[Leicestershire, England|Leicestershire]], England. Later, [[French-Canadian]] settlers, primarily farmers from the Canadian [[province of Quebec]], settled on the island-part of Campbell, then a much larger town between the incorporated settlements of [[Onalaska, Wisconsin|Onalaska]] and [[La Crosse, Wisconsin|La Crosse]].<ref>[http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2007/11/25/news/00lead.txt La Crosse Tribune - 7.0 : French Island residents pride themselves on their separateness from La Crosse, their lifestyle and their drinking water<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2007/11/25/news/01french1125.txt La Crosse Tribune - 7.0 : French Island Landmarks<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uwgb.edu/wisfrench/library/history/island.htm |title=French Island, Wisconsin<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=November 25, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005215849/http://www.uwgb.edu/wisfrench/library/history/island.htm |archive-date=October 5, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>