Eau Claire
[key], city (2020 pop. 69,421), 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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