Mill Hollow is a

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in northern Douglas County the

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of southern

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. The

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of the stream that occupies the hollow are at and the

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with

Bryant Creek Bryant Creek (also known as Bryant River) is a stream in the Ozarks of Missouri. Bryant Creek has headwaters just west of Lead Hill and southeast Cedar Gap in southwestern Wright County and flows in a southeasterly direction through Douglas Cou ...

is at . The stream in the valley is fed by a perennial

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with its source near the upper reaches of the valley.

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runs parallel to the valley on the southeast side. The valley is the location of Ava Roadside Park which lies adjacent to Route 5 five miles north of Ava. Mill Hollow was named for a

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which once stood in the valley in the 1830s.

References

Valleys of Douglas County, Missouri Valleys of Missouri {{DouglasCountyMO-geo-stub