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The Alexander Valley (Wappo: Unutsawaholmanoma, "Toyon Bush Berry Place") [4] is a Californian American Viticultural Area (AVA) just north of Healdsburg in Sonoma County. It is home to many wineries and vineyards , as well as the city of Cloverdale .
Rancho Sotoyome was a 48,837-acre (197.64 km 2) Mexican land grant given to Henry D. Fitch. [1] Sotoyome or "Satiyomes" was the name of a Wappo tribe. [2] The grant, in present-day Sonoma County, California, extended along the Russian River encompassing the Alexander Valley and present-day Healdsburg.
The Dry Creek area, in what is now the Alexander Valley, was and still is prime agricultural land. The purchase was part of the U.S. rancheria program, which began in 1893 [ 2 ] and ended around 1922, when 58 tracts of land were purchased in California on which "homeless" Indians could live rent- and tax-free.
Their woven baskets were so well-crafted that they were able to hold water. The Wappo are an indigenous people of northern California. Their traditional homelands are in Napa Valley, the south shore of Clear Lake, Alexander Valley, Sonoma Valley, and Russian River valley. Late 19th-early 20th century Wappo basket in the Cleveland Museum of Art
Type: U.S. County Appellation [1]: Year established: 174: Country: United States: Part of: California, North Coast AVA: Sub-regions: Alexander Valley AVA, Bennett Valley AVA, Chalk Hill AVA, Dry Creek Valley AVA, Fort Ross-Seaview AVA, Fountaingrove District AVA, Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA, Knights Valley AVA, Los Carneros AVA, Moon Mountain District Sonoma County AVA, Northern ...
Healdsburg, 1872 Panoramic map of Healdsburg from 1876 with images of several area sites inset At the 2010 census Healdsburg had a population of 11,254. The population density was 2,521.3 inhabitants per square mile (973.5/km 2 ).
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It parallels the highway for about 0.7 miles (1.1 km) before passing under to meet Redwood Creek. Upon entering the Alexander Valley, it turns southward again and parallels Chalk Hill Road until it meets Franz Creek. It then flows west another 0.71 miles (1.1 km) to enter the Russian River about 4 miles (6 km) east of Healdsburg.