Concerning the township of Eagle Point, Malcolm L. Rosholt (Our County, Our Story, 1959, p.6-7) said: "By the end of 1852 Portage County consisted of six townships. Part of what later came to be Wood County was called the town of Eagle Point and the town of Grand Rapids, while to the west [sic. east?] and north, the town of Stevens Point had been reduced considerably by the incorporation of the town of Eagle Point."