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Wáꞌpeat
Former Desert Serrano village / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wáꞌpeat (Hispanicized: Guapiabit) was a major village populated by the Serrano or Vanyume, closest situated to what is now Hesperia and Crestline, and within the vicinity of Cajon Pass and Silverwood Lake, California.[2][1] The village name was derived from waꞌat, or the Serrano word for juniper, which grew abundantly in the area.[1] Wáꞌpeat had deep ties with other villages along the Mojave River and the southern Antelope Valley and was the site of community gatherings.[1]
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The village site was registered by the Office of Historic Preservation in California in 1975.[3] In 2020, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the Guapiabit–Serrano Homeland Archaeological District.[4]