I think a holler is a bit smaller than a valley, and -- in my mind at least -- a valley is usually associated with a river. Interesting question. Janet Keeling Daily ------------------------------- On Sat, 24 Mar 2001 19:36:37 -0500 "JaSEn" <[email protected]> writes: > I thought it was the same as a "valley". My gr-parents always spoke > of the "hills and hollers" > > Janet