Byron Plaskett
Byron Plaskett was born on 1835-12-06 in Iowa. Bryon died on 1906-07-27, aged about 71.
This summary is assembled from the family record. If you know more about Byron Plaskett — stories, photographs, corrections — the family would be glad to hear from you.
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Lots of Jade…Rugged Monterey Coast Line Is Paradise for Rock Hounds
'Petrified dragon tears': the Chinese revered jade for centuries — and the Monterey coast serves it up to any rock hound patient enough. The article behind our Jade Cove story.
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Mailmen Are Important Link In Coast Country History
Before 1890 the mail came by horseback from Jolon. Seventy years of coast mail carriers — including the Plaskett boys swimming icy rivers with the pack mule.
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Plasketts Among Early Coast Settlers
How the valley was settled: William Lucas Plaskett's family clearing lilac 'grown to the dimension of small trees' — her classic account of the family's beginning.
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“Old Rocky” – A Tale of the Mighty Hunter of the Lucias
Absolam Beasley — 'Old Rocky,' raised with an Indian tribe in the Rockies — the mighty hunter who kept the Lucias' lions honest.
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Rugged Monterey Coast Line Is Paradise for Rock Hounds
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