A book being added to our collection is that of Ariel F. Way and Nancy S. Wilkinson done in 1985 entitled Eagles Mere . . . . The Town That Time Forgot. Much review has been done over time and the ladies attribute much of their material to Dr. Horace and son, Robert McFarland from their 1944 book “Eagles Mere and the Sullivan Highlands”. In the first chapter How Did Eagles Mere Happen?, they’ve described in much more detail than we’ve room for here, the culmination of the lake and surrounding land scheme. Portions transcribed here:

From a recently recovered new article of the Republican New Item dated September 16, 1897 comes the following:

“Nordmont Swept Away By Angry Flames. Disastrous Blaze Threatened the County Cover Bridge. Flames started in the rear of store building where corn was stored The origin not known.