Lingo Canyon Explained

Lingo Canyon is a canyon in San Luis Obispo county in California.

It was named for George Washington Lingo, an early settler.^{[1] [2]} George Washington Lingo was a native of Randolph County, Missouri, where he was born on March 25, 1833, a son of Samuel Lingo, a Carolinian who came to Missouri by way of Tennessee.

See also

• La Panza Canyon

External links

• Satellite view of the canyon

Notes and References

1. Book: California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names . Gudde . Erwin G. . Bright . William . 1949 . University of California Press, Ltd. . Berkeley and Los Angeles . 211 . 9780520242173 . 12 June 2010.
2. Book: History of San Luis Obispo County and Environs, California, with Biographical Sketches of The Leading Men and Women of the County and Environs Who have been Identified with the Growth and Development of the Section from the Early Days to the Present . Morrison . Annie L. . Haydon . John H. . 1917 . Historic Record Company . Los Angeles . 699–700.