There are numerous stories and folklore going around about the origin of this town name.  The Two Egg city sign has been stolen so many times that the city workers had to bolt it all the way around to make it tougher to steal.  The most realistic origin of this town’s name that I can find is that the children of a resident by the name of Allison brought eggs - usually one or two - to trade for candy, snuff and tobacco. An out of town salesman, who often did business with the General store, noticed this practice and began calling the tiny place…

 … Two Egg Town.