Boone County IN Archives History - Businesses .....Historical Sketch Of Eagle Township 1874
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EAGLE TOWNSHIP.

  EAGLE TOWNSHIP is located in the southeast corner of the county. It contains
26 square miles. The surface is for the most part level, though there are some
broken lands along Big Eagle Creek. The upland is generally very productive;
but, like most other townships surrounding it, there is much improvement needed
in the way of clearing, fencing and tiling to bring it to a high state of
desirableness for the seeker of first-class farms. The bottom lands, though not
extensive, are very rich, and yield abundant crops.

  The township is watered by Big Eagle Creek and its tributaries. This creek
runs from north to south through the eastern part of the township.

  Zionsville, a town of extensive enterprise, is situated on the "Big Eagle,"
and the I., C. & L. R. R.; Royalton, Hamilton, and Eagle Village are other small
towns, of no great importance except as post offices.

  The public improvements of the township may be classed with others no better
favored. The roads are very well located, and are good or bad according to the
seasons. The bridges are very good. The school houses are quite good, and
exhibit a commendable public spirit of enterprise; they are nine in number,
valued at $8000. S. M. WHITE is the present Township Trustee.

  The vote of the township is 540; Republican majority, 50.

  There are many good farms and enterprising farmers in Eagle township; indeed,
it may be said that, for the number of square miles contained in it, the
township is "well up," with enterprising, high-spirited men, of all trades and
professions.

SECRET ORGANIZATIONS.

  Zionsville Lodge, No. 197, F. and A. M.; membership, 75; value of property, $400.

  Zionsville Lodge, No. 285, I. O. O. F.; membership, 95; value of property, $1500.

  Eagle Encampment, No. 108; Zionsville; membership, 43.

  Zionsville Grange, No. 466; membership, 75; value of property, $100.

  White Cloud Lodge, No. 40, Red Men; membership, 25; organized 1874; value of
property, $170.

LITERARY.

  Literary Congress, Zionsville; organized April, 1874; membership, 36; place of
meeting, Whittaker's Lecture Room; value of property, $125.

  Zionsville School; Dr. P. Anderson, Dr. P. Starkey, and Manson Head, Trustees;
value of property, $12,000.

THEOLOGICAL ORGANIZATIONS.

  M. E. Church, Zionsville; membership, 180; Rev.  E. W. Lawhon, pastor; A. A.
Alford, Sabbath school superintendent; number of scholars, 170; value of
property, $2,500.

  Christian Church, Zionsville; membership, 250; Rev. Mr. Butterfield, pastor;
F. Jacks, Sabbath school superintendent; number of scholars, 95; value of
property $1,500.

  Eagle Creek Baptist Church (Calvinistic), two and a half miles n e Zionsville.

  Presbyterian Church, Zionsville; membership, 44; value of property, $3500;
Rev. A. C. Allen, pastor; DR. P. ANDERSON, Sabbath school superintendent; number
of scholars, 60.

  Christian  Union Church,  Zionsville; membership, 55; value of property,
$2000; Rev. S. B. Chamberlain, pastor; T. L. Ellis, Sabbath school
superintendent; number of scholars, 65.

  Missionary Baptist Church, Zionsville; membership, 26.

  Eagle Creek Baptist Church (R.); two miles north of Zionsville; membership,
32; value of property, $700; Rev. John Ransdell, pastor; B. W. Shelburn, clerk.

  Salem M. E. Church; membership, 140; value of property, $500; Rev. H. B. Ball,
pastor; William Henry, Sabbath school superintendent; number of scholars, 65.

  Eagle Creek Church Sabbath School;   average attendance, 50; George Donson,
superintendent.


Additional Comments:

Extracted from:

THE PEOPLE'S GUIDE
A BUSINESS, POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS
Directory of Boone Co., Ind.
TOGETHER WITH A COLLECTION OF VERY IMPORTANT
DOCUMENTS AND STATISTICS CONNECTED
WITH OUR MORAL, POLITICAL
AND SCIENTIFIC HISTORY;
ALSO, A HISTORICAL SKETCH OF BOONE COUNTY,
AND A
BRIEF HISTORY OF EACH TOWNSHIP.

BY CLINE & McHAFFIE.

INDIANAPOLIS: INDIANAPOLIS PRINTING AND PUBLISHING HOUSE.
1874.


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