Waukesha takes its name from a Native American word meaning “by the Little Fox.” Although the Fox River has been important in the city's steady industrial growth, it was the many mineral springs and their purported curative powers that brought Waukesha its fame as the elegant “Saratoga of the West” during the late 19th century. Plants bottling carbonated beverages are the only vestiges of those halcyon days. Learn More...