Two-Lane Contemplations

Two-Lane Contemplations

Name That WV Place

Hoo-Hoo Hollow, Burnt House, Jumping Branch, Round Bottom

Aug 18, 2024
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Name that place. (AI generated)

by Susanna Holstein (Originally published in Two-Lane Livin’ Magazine, August 2016)

I see many colorful place names as I drive around our state. Many have left me wondering how the name came to be. Like Hoo-Hoo Hollow, near Bluefield, WV. It seems self-explanatory, but surely the explanation could not be so simple.

Actually,…

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