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Home Herds of wild hog once roamed the hills and mountains of West Virginia Map showing Hog Knob in Calhoun County

Map showing Hog Knob in Calhoun County

Wild hogs once roamed West Virginia in great numbers.

Hog Knob in Calhoun County near Grantsville, West Virginia, likely named for wild hogs that roamed the region.

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