The Eagles Mere Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places.  Eagles Mere was part of a vast tract of land that William Penn received in 1681 from King Charles II of England.
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Native Americans - Native Americans never settled in the mountaintop area around the lake but used it as hunting grounds. There is speculation that the first native American name for the lake was “Wapaleechen”.

George Lewis - In September 1794, George Lewis, a wealthy English importer and real estate investor, purchased 10,217 acres in what is now Sullivan County. He began erecting  a glass factory in 1798.  He used sand from the lake to make glass. Lewis’s glass factory produced some of the best in America but only operated for about 13 years due to financial issues. Lewis named the lake Lewis Lake.

Eaglesmere Lake - In 1845, Judge Richtor Jones bought the property and the name was changed to Eaglesmere.

EMA 1961 - In 1961, a group of Eagles Mere property owners incorporated the Eagles Mere Association as a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation.  The Association acquired the stock of the Eagles Mere Land Company and the Eagles Mere Boat Company.  Through these companies, the Association owns Eagles Mere Lake, including the “Outlet Pond,” a strip of land approximately 100 feet wide around the lake and the pond, and additional Eagles Mere property.

Eagles Mere - is a small lake community located in the Endless Mountains of north central Pennsylvania.  Its year round population is less than 150, but in the summer it can bloom to 2,000 or more. ​​