Hogeye, Texas

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Hogeye is an unincorporated community in Hunt County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1]

History

The first settlement at Hogeye was made in the 1850s. [2] According to tradition, the community's name stems from a fancied resemblance of the Eye of Providence on a local Masonic hall to a hog's eye. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hogeye, Texas
  2. ↑ "Hogeye, TX". Handbook of Texas. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  3. ↑ "From Bug Tussle to Tarzan, here are 40 of the oddest Texas town names". Click2Houston. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

33°17′49″N96°09′48″W / 33.29694°N 96.16333°W / 33.29694; -96.16333

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