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More than a century on the Big Sur coast

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Lucia Dani

1845

Wife of Michael Dani. First postmaster at Lucia. The town was named for her.

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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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Lucia Post Office Named for Lucia Dani

The post office at Lucia keeps the name of Lucia Dani, the coast daughter who never left it behind.

The Plaskett Family

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

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