Dog Hollow (West Virginia)

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

  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.

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