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Place Description
Wolf Laurel Branch

rises in W central Haywood County and flows E into Jonathan's Creek.

Wolf Mountain

S Henderson County at the head of South Fork.

Wolf Pen Branch

rises in central Franklin County and flows SE into Tar River. Now generally called Wolf Pit Branch.

Wolf Pen Gap

SW Cherokee County on the headwaters of Persimmon Creek.

Wolf Pen Mountain

E Caldwell County. Alt. 2,137.

Wolf Pit Branch

See Wolf Pen Branch.

Wolf Pit Creek

rises on the Fort Bragg Military Reservation in W Hoke County and flows NE into Rockfish Creek.

Wolf Pit Gap

E Haywood County between Millstone Mountain and Buck Cove Mountain.

Wolf Pit Township

SW Richmond County. In colonial times, it is said, the area was overrun with wolves. A trap was constructed for them, but the first animal to fall into it was a mule owned by a prominent farmer. Scottish settlers were so amused they gave the region the name of Wolf Pit.

Wolf Pond

community in S Union County.