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Eau Claire, Wisconsin
city in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties in Wisconsin, United States, that is the county seat of Eau Claire County / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).
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