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Dog Hollow (West Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°39′07″N 81°38′57″W / 38.65194°N 81.64917°W / 38.65194; -81.64917
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Dog Hollow is a valley in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

The fox hounds of a local settler caused the name Dog Hollow to be selected.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dog Hollow (West Virginia)
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 211.

38°39′07″N 81°38′57″W / 38.65194°N 81.64917°W / 38.65194; -81.64917