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is a city in and the county seat of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,133 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Founded in 1806 by William Bruce, it celebrated its bicentennial in the summer of 2006. It derives its name from Gen. William Eaton (1764-1811), the U.S. Consul at Tunis, who led a diverse army in a harrowing march from Egypt to Tripoli to meet the U.S. Naval forces. In addition to the city of Eaton and the county of Preble, various streets in Eaton (Decatur, Israel, Wadsworth and Somers) were also named in honor of various heroes of the Barbary Wars .