Dog Hollow (Illinois)

Dog Hollow is a valley in Pope County, Illinois, in the United States.[1]

Legend has it the hollow was so named on account of two settlers being chased there by a headless dog.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dog Hollow (Illinois)
  2. ^ Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

37°32′57″N 88°32′26″W / 37.549279°N 88.540429°W / 37.549279; -88.540429


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