Places

Pacific Valley, California

Stories set here

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Jesse James Spends the Night

A quiet stranger was fed at Sarah's table and slept under the Plaskett roof. Only later did the family learn the name he traveled under.

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Sale to Hearst — The End of an Era

Ten dollars on paper for 1,523 acres: the 1922 deed to Hearst's agent that scattered the families and ended 53 Plaskett years in Pacific Valley.

The people of Pacific Valley, California

Everyone the family archive records in the story of this place. Descendants: if one of these is yours, we’d love to hear from you.