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The many Hogeyes

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Last week’s article concerning Hogeye needs to be amended.There’s a third Hogeye in Texas. It’s in Jack County according to the Texas State Historical Association. But that’s not all.There are Hogeyes in other states, including Arkansas, Florida and California. Missouri has four that are based on physical features of the land: a small compact place sunk in a hollow. In California, a hogeye was a term deep-water sailors used, derisively, to describe a flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters around San Francisco by river men. Otherwise, the risqué term “hog-eye” was used in early blues songs. Some say it was a sea chanty with suggestive lyrics. The folks at the Hogeye dances in the ...

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