Hog_Island_(Petaluma_River)

Hog Island (Petaluma River)

Hog Island (Petaluma River)

Island in the Petaluma River in Sonoma County, California

Hog Island is an island in the wetlands of the Petaluma River in Sonoma County, California,[2] located at 38°09′33″N 122°32′18″W[1] near the Marin County line. San Antonio Creek enters the river just west of this island.[3] It is mentioned in a newspaper article from 1914.[4]

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Not to be confused with Hog Island (Tomales Bay) or Hog Island (San Joaquin County).

There are two other islands with the same name in the Bay area: Hog Island, in Tomales Bay in Marin County, and Hog Island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in San Joaquin County.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Hog Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    California State Automobile Association (1999). San Francisco Bay Region (Map). 1:190,000. American Automobile Association.
  3. [3]
    TopoQuest topographic map, USGS, retrieved July 5, 2008
  4. [4]
    "Page 64". San Francisco Chronicle. 4 January 1914. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
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