Pigs Eye Lake

Pigs Eye Lake is a lake in Ramsey County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Pigs Eye Lake was named after Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant, an early settler who had a bad eye.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pigs Eye Lake
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 442.

Coordinates: 44°55′N 93°1.5′W / 44.917°N 93.0250°W / 44.917; -93.0250


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