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History · Eagle Lake

Eagle Lake’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Eagle Lake. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Eagle Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is near the southeast corner of the county, in the northeast corner of Washington Township. It is 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Beecher and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the Indiana state line. As of the 2020 census, Eagle Lake had a population of 76. Eagle Lake was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Eagle Lake yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eagle Lake’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Eagle Lake

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John StosselJohn StosselChicago Heights · 11 miChristy MackChristy MackSouth Chicago Heights · 9 miLSLauren StormSouth Chicago Heights · 9 miCraig HodgesCraig HodgesPark Forest · 10 miDon BaconDon BaconChicago Heights · 11 miParis BarclayParis BarclayChicago Heights · 11 mi
By decade

Eagle Lake, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Eagle Lake is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Eagle Lake has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Beecher Mausoleum in Beecher, 4 miles away.

Eagle Lake and the nearest listed places

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Beecher MausoleumMonon Park Dancing PavillionJoseph Ferris Perry HouseLassen HotelKeilman, Francis P. HouseCharles E. Nichols House

Closest to Eagle Lake

Beecher MausoleumBeecher · Built 19134miMonon Park Dancing PavillionCedar Lake · Late Victorian6miJoseph Ferris Perry HouseCrete · Building6.4miLassen HotelCedar Lake · Building6.7miKeilman, Francis P. HouseSt. John · Building7.2mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Beecher Mausoleum’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Eagle Lake?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Eagle Lake’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Washington📜 Beecher📜 Hanover📜 Crete
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