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| Coordinates:35°19′36″N118°44′23″W / 35.32667°N 118.73972°W /35.32667; -118.73972 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Elevation | 863 ft (263 m) |
Bena (formerlyPampa)[2] is anunincorporated area ofKern County,California.[1] It is located on theUnion Pacific Railroad 7 miles (11 km) west-northwest ofCaliente,[2] at an elevation of 863 feet (263 m).[1] The Pampa post office operated from 1889 to 1890 and again during 1901.[2]
The Bena railroad station was built in 1885.[3] In 1918, Standard Construction agreed to build four rail operators' houses near Bena forSouthern Pacific.[4] In 1962, the old Bena railroad station became the site of the largestsuperphosphate manufacturing plant west of theMississippi River.[3]
The Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Railroads donated the old Bena depot, once located a few miles from theTehachapi Loop, to Kern Pioneer Village in 1961.[3][5] Bena Depot was fully restored by the Kern County Museum in 2020.[6]
The area near Bena was the site ofwildcat drilling for oil in the 1930s[7] and 1940s.[8]
Kern County now operates a landfill at Bena.[9]
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