Eau Claire

E0019900 (ō klâr′) A city of west-central Wisconsin at the confluence of the Chippewa River and the Eau Clair River, a tributary about 110 km (70 mi) long. Founded in the 1840s, the city grew as a lumbering center.

Eau Claire

(ˌoʊ ˈklɛər)
n. a city in W Wisconsin. 55,030.

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Eau Claire - a town in west central WisconsinBadger State, WI, Wisconsin - a midwestern state in north central United States

Eau Claire

(ō klâr), city (1990 pop. 56,856), seat of Eau Claire co., W central Wis., on the Chippewa at the mouth of the Eau Claire River, in a hilly lake region; inc. 1872. Once a lumber-based economy, the city now has diverse manufacturing, including tires, processed foods, dairy and paper products, and automotive controls. A trading port was there in the late 18th cent. The city grew from several sawmills established on the Eau Claire River in the mid-1800s. It is the seat of the Univ. of Wisconsin at Eau Claire and a technical institute. Carson Park, on a nearby peninsula, contains a memorial to logging days.

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Eau Claire

Related to Eau Claire: Eau Claire County

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noun a town in west central Wisconsin

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