From the St. Paul Wikipaedia site: "By the early 1820s the area had become important as a trading center, a destination for settlers heading west, and was known as Pig's Eye Landing. In 1837, a treaty between Henry Schoolcraft and about 200 Dakota Indians displaced the natives from the site. In 1841 Father Galtier established the Saint Paul Catholic Church and the name of the settlement was formally changed to Saint Paul in honor of the newly constructed church and Father Galtier's favorite saint."To find out more background on the Pig's Eye Landing name. click here. We even have a brand of beer with an interesting label called "Pig's Eye". Although it's not as colourful, personally I prefer the name Father Galtier selected!
