Allen is an

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in the town of Clear Creek in Eau Claire County,

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. It lies almost exactly midway between Cleghorn and Foster, at the southern junction of Eau Claire County Highways "D" and "V". The community was named after one of its early settlers, Charles Allen, on whose property the community was built, in approximately 1870.Our Story, Vol V - Communities draw names from men, places, events
/ref> In 1913, the

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was extended to Cleghorn via Allen.

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History of the Allen School District

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