Historic Place
Eagle Silk Mill
The Eagle Silk Mill was one of Shamokin’s major textile complexes. Its preserved bell and sculptural eagle keep part of that industrial story in public view.
Historically established
Work Inside the Mill
The Eagle Silk Mill study documents the Shamokin mill as part of the Eagle company's regional textile enterprise.
A Landmark on the Sanborn Maps
The 1913 Sanborn map set places the mill within Shamokin’s industrial landscape during that era.
What Remains Today
Accounts disagree on the mill’s exact size, but surviving maps and records show that it was one of Shamokin’s major industrial complexes.
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