Wolf Pen, West Virginia

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Wolf Pen
—  Unincorporated community  —
Wolf Pen is located in West Virginia
Wolf Pen
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°32′16″N 81°35′30″W / 37.53778°N 81.59167°W / 37.53778; -81.59167Coordinates: 37°32′16″N 81°35′30″W / 37.53778°N 81.59167°W / 37.53778; -81.59167
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wyoming
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
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Wolf Pen is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. Legend has it that Wolf Pen's name comes from an incident when a man built a pen to capture the wolves which had been taking his sheep. The pen was of log construction similar to the type used for catching bears.


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