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Eagleville
Centre Democrat April 22 1920, page 6
Industries and Institutions of Centre County, D. S. Maynard, 1877
"Eagleville is situated on the Bald Eagle creek in Liberty Township. The eastern portion was laid out on lands formally belonging to Absolem Liggett by Solomon Strong and Dr. Roberts. The first dwelling house was built in 1832 by William Parks son-in-law of Absolem Liggett. The first hotel was erected in 1834 by Richard Riter. In 1854 additional lots were laid out west of the original plots by Jonas Spangler on the land previously owned by Daniel Kunes.
The place has to churches - Baptist and Disciple - in good public school building and an Odd Fellows hall. The following are the names of persons engaged in business at the present time: James I Kunes and William Singer & Co., merchants; Stover, Clark & Co., founders; Samuel H. Kunes, and Mrs. E. Kunes, hotel proprietors. D. W. Clark, blacksmith; Joseph Q. Williams and John P. Williams, carpenters and undertakers; W. F. Courter, Shoemaker, postmaster and justice of the peace."
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