Editing Eau Claire, Wisconsin (section)

==Etymology==
Eau Claire took its name from Eau Claire County.<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA161|year=1908|page=161}}</ref> "Eau Claire" is the singular form of the original French name, "Eaux Claires", meaning "Clear Waters", for the [[Eau Claire River (Chippewa River)|Eau Claire River]]. According to local legend, the river was so named because early French explorers journeying down the rain-muddied [[Chippewa River (Wisconsin)|Chippewa River]], came upon the [[confluence]] with the Eau Claire River, and excitedly exclaimed the contrast: ''"Voici l'eau claire!"''  ("Here is the clear water!"). Now the city motto, this appears on the city seal.
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{{wide image|Eau Claire, Wisconsin downtown.jpg|475px|Eau Claire, Wisconsin downtown. [[Confluence]] of the [[Chippewa River (Wisconsin)|Chippewa River]] and [[Eau Claire River (Chippewa River)|Eau Claire River]].||center
|alt=Eau Claire, Wisconsin downtown. Confluence of the Chippewa River and Eau Claire River}}