Villa Creek
Creek on the Big Sur coast where the Cruikshank family settled in the early 1870s. William Cruikshank Sr. built a cabin “in a small clearing three miles from the sea,” planted an orchard, and raised his family here. His wife is buried nearby.
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Few Drives as Scenic as Coast’s Cabrillo Highway
Where does Big Sur begin and end? Mabel settles it, then takes you the whole way — San Simeon to Point Lobos, stop by stop. Now with our interactive map and free PDF drive guide.
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History of Early Orchards Linked to Luther Burbank
Luther Burbank's cuttings came down the coast in 1898 with Linwood Mitchell — and the mountain orchards still bear the evidence.
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Willey Cruikshank - Mining Was His Life
The boy who watched Chinese miners pan Salmon Creek struck the Last Chance mine — and vanished into the Lucias in 1937. His life, told by a woman who knew him.
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.
- William Cruikshank Sr. 1835– · 2 stories
- William D. "Willey" Cruikshank 1862–1937 · 2 stories
- Albert Barnes 1834–1899
- Alice Dutton
- Alvin Dani
- Ed Dutton
- James M. Krenkel 1862–1943
- Linwood Mitchell 1860–
- Marion Plaskett 1848–1906
- Marno Dutton
- Paul Harlan
- William Lucas Plaskett 1818–1909
- William D. "Willey" Cruikshank 1862–1937 · lived or worked here