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"John Thomas Eagar (b. December 20, 1851; d. March 12, 1942) with his brothers Joel and William and the Robertsons took up homesteads in Round Valley early in its recorded history. The date on their deed is 1878. John had moved to Fort Milligan and from there to the site the town of Eagar where he lived for twenty-five years. The town was established in 1888 on ground given by the Eagar brothers for that purpose. At first the community was called Union, but the name soon changed to Eagarville which was retained until December 1892, when the "ville" was dropped in renaming the school district. A notable battle of outlaws took place on the hill back of what is now the Eager cemetery. Nine men of the Snider gang were killed. Post Office opens February 4, 1898."

Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona Place Names University of Arizona Press. 1960.
p. 10-11

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Websites

Arizona Department of Commerce- Community Profiles- Eagar, Arizona
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/pdf/commasst/comm/eagar.pdf

Eagar Arizona Homepage
http://www.eagar.com/index.html

The Arizonan.com Eagar, Arizona
http://www.arizonan.com/Eagar/

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Sites to See

Round Valley Public Library
P.O. Box 1066 Springerville, Arizona 85938-1066
367 North Main Street Eagar, Arizona 85925
928-333-4694
http://www.cybertrails.com/~rmaly47/rv.htm

Little House Museum Pioneer History of Eager
Three Miles South of Eager on Highway 260
Open May 15 through Labor Day, from 11-2:30pm.
(520) 333-2286
Click here for a description of the museum

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Books/Manuscripts found in the ASU Library Catalog

An interview with Edith Peach Slaughter : cassette and transcript, February 2, 1982 / by Kristina Minister ; sponsored by the First Interstate Bank of Arizona.
MS CO OH SLA,EDI

Account of her overland trip from Utah, 1876 [microform] / Susan Elvira Johnson.
FILM 9356
 

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Items on the Arizona and Southwest Index

Biography of John Eager
CB BIO EAG,JOH

DTO-EAGER
CE EPH DTO-EAGAR.1

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Last Updated: July 16, 2002
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