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Coordinates: 36°51′48″N 91°06′58″W / 36.863387°N 91.11624°W / 36.863387; -91.11624
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Bearpen Hollow is a valley in Carter County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Bearpen Hollow was named after a type of trap early settlers set out to catch bears.[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bearpen Hollow
  2. ^ "Carter County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

36°51′48″N 91°06′58″W / 36.863387°N 91.11624°W / 36.863387; -91.11624


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