Woosung, Illinois
| Woosung | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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Grain elevator in Woosung | |
  Woosung  Woosung Location within Ogle County | |
| Coordinates: 41°54′21″N 89°32′34″W / 41.90583°N 89.54278°WCoordinates: 41°54′21″N 89°32′34″W / 41.90583°N 89.54278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Ogle |
| Founded | 1855[1] |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | XXXXX |
| Area code(s) | 815 |
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Woosung is an unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois, U.S., and is located in the far southwestern part of the county, northwest of Dixon. Woosung was founded in June 1855 by 3 retiring sea captains. They named it after Wusong, China.[1]
Geography
Woosung is located at 41.923 N and -89.574 W, at an elevation of 791 feet.
Notes
- 1 2 The Town of Woosung Retrieved on July 4, 2007
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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