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Jolon Remembered as Thriving Community on Camino Real

Portolá camped there in 1769; a century later Jolon was the thriving crossroads of the Camino Real — saloons, hotels, and fiestas three days long.

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Parishioners’ Labor Has Built St. Luke’s

In 1884 three Plaskett brothers rode horseback from Pacific Valley to Jolon to raise a church — St. Luke's, built by its parishioners, standing yet.

The Plaskett Family

Celebrating the descendants and friends of William Lucas Plaskett (1818–1909) and the coast they called home.

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