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The Plaskett Family

More than a century on the Big Sur coast

Los Burros Explorer · The Mines

Plaskett Creek Arrastra

Also: The Arrastra on Plaskett Creek

mill gold abandoned c.1885-

Not a mine but the family's water-powered ore mill: a circular stone-floored basin driven by a water wheel on Plaskett Creek, built by patriarch William Lucas Plaskett about 1885 above the old orchard now part of Plaskett Creek Campground. Remains (redwood beams, iron drift bolts, stone basin) survive and were photographed on a 2026 family visit.

Overall confidence Strongly supported Location Approximate

Discovery

By William Lucas Plaskett · c.1885 Strongly supported

Ownership & work

  1. William Lucas Plaskett built c.1885 Strongly supported

People

Location

Placeholder — position not yet established · Unverified

⚠ Historic remains — remove nothing.

Research notes

  • Physical remains located and photographed in 2026 (field-observation) — best candidate for an upgraded, verified coordinate; capture GPS on next visit.
Sources
  1. Mabel Plaskett, “Pacific Valley Gold Claims Still Producing,” The Land, June 1960. family history
  2. “The Los Burros Mining District and the Lost Town of Manchester,” plaskett.family. family history

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