Originally named Lincoln, it was renamed the next year for John Galvin, its founder.

[2] A span over the Chehalis River, known as the Galvin Bridge, was built in 1913.

The original 280 foot (85 metres) thoroughfare was dismantled and rebuilt beginning in 1968.

[3] The city is noted for the Busek Auto Museum, a collection of a variety of vintage vehicles, which was featured in a 2007 independent film, Rain in the Mountains.

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