The Eagle Hotel, Linglestown Square Memorial, and Funeral Home

The Eagle Hotel, Linglestown Square Memorial, and Funeral Home. . , The Eagle Hotel , The Eagle Hotel is one of the most prominent buildings in Linglestown. A log building was originally located on the corner lot and was known as the Bull Nose Tavern. The tavern was built before 1845 and torn down in 1858. Later, the Franklin House was built in its place and was finally renamed The Eagle in 1859. A third storey was added to the building around 1887 to accommodate a meeting hall for a charitable organization known as the Odd Fellows Lodge., During the winters of the 1880s and 1890s, it was common for friends to load into large sleighs and enjoy the beauty of the season. Residents of the City of Harrisburg soon realized that a trip by horse drawn sleigh to Linglestown was the perfect distance for a ride in the cold, snow-filled afternoons. It became an annual tradition to stop at the Eagle, enjoy a hot meal, music, dancing, and games before returning to the Capital City., As late as the 1940s, women were not allowed at the bar in The Eagle. There was a separate entrance on the back porch for females, featuring a pink neon sign hanging above the door. When women entered, they were seated at tables away from the bar room., During the first 20 years of the 1900s, cattle and hog public sales were held at The Eagle. Hundreds of cows, hogs and bulls were brought to the Square and auctioned off at the Eagle Hotel. These sales were major events; people came from all over and made a day of it, filling the restaurant., Linglestown Square Memorial , On September 9, 1919, a group of Linglestown citizens met to devise a way to honor the men who served in World War I. They chose to erect a memorial in the Square. The United States flag was placed in the center of the Square, which was the focus for elaborately decorated celebrations and parades., Funeral Home , The building east of The Eagle was the Zimmerman's Home for Funerals in the 1800s and later became Hoover's Funeral Home. The building further east of Hoover's was a shirt factory in the 1940s. When Hoover decided to enlarge their funeral home in the 1960s, they converted the shirt factory to be used as part of their facilities.