Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Eau Claire is a city in west central Wisconsin just south of Chippewa Falls.
There is a campus of University of Wisconsin System. The Eau Claire river flows into the Chippewa river in this town. The city started as a lumber town and wood was transported over the river. The name is from the French eau claire (clear water).


Sister cities
Eau Claire's sister cities are:
  Lismore, Australia 
  Miramar District, Costa Rica

Notes

Further reading

 McArthur, Charles. "Eau Claire, Wisconsin, A City of Opportunities", National Magazine (July 1905)

Other websites
General

 City of Eau Claire website 
 Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls Metropolitan Planning Organization website
 Eau Claire Travel Bureau

History

 Eau Claire Historic Preservation Foundation
 Eau Claire Landmarks Commission photo collection
 University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire Special Collections and Archives  
 L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Local History Resources
 Sanborn fire insurance maps: 1883 1885  1889 

Category:Cities in Wisconsin
Category:County seats in Wisconsin
Category:Eau Claire County, Wisconsin