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Coordinates: 36°50′33″N 91°24′33″W / 36.84250°N 91.40917°W / 36.84250; -91.40917
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Not to be confused with Wolf Pen Hollow.

Wolfpen Hollow is a valley in northern Oregon County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, United States.[1]

The headwaters of the intermittent stream are at 36°52′55″N 91°25′45″W / 36.88194°N 91.42917°W / 36.88194; -91.42917 and the confluence with Bull Camp Hollow is at 36°50′33″N 91°24′33″W / 36.84250°N 91.40917°W / 36.84250; -91.40917.[1]

Wolfpen Hollow took its name from the wolf pen, a device used to snare wolves.[2]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wolfpen Hollow
  2. ^ "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.


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