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The Plaskett Family

More than a century on the Big Sur coast

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Claiming 2000 Acres

· 1869

Two thousand acres between the ocean and the mountains — the Plasketts claimed the whole narrow valley.

The Plaskett family claimed 2000 acres of the narrow valley between the Pacific Ocean and the coastal range. The oldest son Byron brought his family and settled with his parents.

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