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Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant, first settler in Saint Paul, MN. Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant was the first official resident of the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota. [1]: 134 His exploits propelled him to local fame and infamy, with his name briefly adorning the village that became Minnesota's capital city.
Pig's Eye (French: L'Oeil du Cochon) was the nickname given to Pierre Parrant because he was blind in one eye. Pierre Parrant operated a tavern in what became known as Saint Paul, Minnesota . Before its current name was established, the city of Saint Paul was named "Pig's Eye" after his nickname.
Pig's Eye was first launched in 1992, and reached volume of 35,000 barrels by 1994 [2] by Minnesota Brewing Company.The folded in June 2002 due to financial troubles. [3] [4] In December 2002, it was reestablished when two former employees Phil Gagne (the brewmaster)and Jeff Crawford (the vice president of sales) purchased the recipes. [2] [5]
Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant, a retired French Canadian fur trader turned bootlegger, was a particular source of irritation to military officers. In 1838, Parrant moved his bootlegging operation downstream about 5 miles (8.0 km) to Fountain Caveļ¼situated in the north bank of the river near what is now Saint Paul's West Seventh Street neighborhood.
Pigs Eye Lake is a riverine wetland that covers 628 acres in Ramsey County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1] The Mdewakanton Village of Kaposia was located on the northern end until 1837 when the village was moved across the Mississippi to what is now South St. Paul.
Lucien Galtier (c. 1812 – February 21, 1866) was the first Catholic priest who served in Minnesota, United States of America.He was born in southern France in the town of Saint-Affrique, department of Aveyron.
A burial mound at Indian Mounds Park. Burial mounds in present-day Indian Mounds Park suggest the area was inhabited by the Hopewell Native Americans about 2,000 years ago. [17] [18] From the early 17th century to 1837, the Mdewakanton Dakota, a band of the Dakota people, lived near the mounds at the village of Kaposia and consider the area encompassing present-day Saint Paul Bdóte, the site ...
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