Cahto is a former settlement in Mendocino County

Mendocino County, California

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California

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. It was located 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Laytonville

Laytonville, California

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Cahto was founded by John P. Simpson and Robert White in 1856. They built a hotel there in 1861, and a store in 1865. A post office operated at Cahto from 1863 to 1901.

"Cahto" means "lake" in the language of the local Pomo people

Pomo people

The Pomo people are an indigenous peoples of California. The historic Pomo territory in northern California was large, bordered by the Pacific Coast to the west, extending inland to Clear Lake, and mainly between Cleone and Duncans Point...

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