Lucy Plaskett Davis
Daughter of Byron and Martha Plaskett. Married Alonzo Davis. Served as postmaster at Gorda. Lived on Bull Frog gold claim on Plaskett Ridge.
Stories
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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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Pacific Valley Gold Claims Still Producing
A dozen mining claims on Plaskett Ridge — including the arrastra her husband's grandfather built — and the gold still waiting in the family's hills.
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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.