The Wappo People
Discover the rich heritage of the region’s indigenous people through artifacts and images that reveal their early use of Calistoga’s natural geothermal hot springs for healing.
“The first settlers came to Napa County about 10,000-12,000 years ago. The Southern Patwin, so-called for their word pat-win, meaning “people,” were a southern branch of the Wintun (or Wintu) that occupied most of the land around Suisun, Vacaville, and Putah Creek. Named for the Americanized version of the Spanish word guapo, about their brave resistance against the Mexican conquest, the Wappo lived throughout the Sonoma and Napa Valleys.”
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