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Wingo, California

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Formerly open to tidal action, the area was diked to create agricultural lands. During winter rains natural seasonal ponds are created. Since this area is on a major migration route for many species of birds, efforts are being made to create more seasonal and permanent freshwater ponds and to plant
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right of way runs through the town. Just before it enters Wingo, it crosses a manual, chain-operated drawbridge that is planked for both cars and trains to cross.
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of a few barns, cabins, and a train trestle, it was once a bustling town that served as a stop for steamer passengers from San Francisco.
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Wingo and its surrounding area of 738 acres (299 ha) was included in the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area overseen by the
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Wingo was a steamship station known as Norfolk until 1879 when it was given the name Wingo by the Railroad. Now a
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attempted to popularize the town through his song "High Tide in Wingo", and then with
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California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State
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in the United States. It can be found on older maps as a dot along the sloughs of
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in "Ain't no Bread in the Breadbox", whose music video was filmed in Wingo.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wingo
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Wildlife that can be seen in and around Wingo include
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Ghost town
Wingo, California is located in California
38°12′33″N 122°25′36″W / 38.20917°N 122.42667°W / 38.20917; -122.42667
Country
State
California
County
Sonoma
Time zone
UTC-8
Pacific (PST)
DST
UTC-7
Area code
707
ghost town
Sonoma County, California
Sonoma Creek
Sonoma
Schellville
Buchli
ghost town
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Northwestern Pacific
Golden eagles
American kestrels
Red-tailed hawks
Northern harriers
Owls
California quail

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