Wolfpen (Mallie, Kentucky)

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Location105 Dead Mare Branch, Mallie, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°14′19″N82°55′28″W / 37.23861°N 82.92444°W / 37.23861; -82.92444 Coordinates: 37°14′19″N82°55′28″W / 37.23861°N 82.92444°W / 37.23861; -82.92444
Arealess than one acre
NRHP reference No. 12001200 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 2014

Wolfpen, in Mallie, Kentucky, is a historic site which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [1]

It is the log house which became a retreat of author James Still, author of The Wolfpen Notebooks. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wolfpen". National Park Service.
  2. "The Wolfpen Notebooks".