Old Coast Road (Big Sur)
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The Old Coast Road is a dirt road that still exists in part and preceded the current Big Sur Coast Highway along the northern coast of Big Sur, California. It was initially a trail created by Rumsen a
Old Coast Road at Bixby Creek Bridge
El Sur Ranch
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The El Sur Ranch, located on the Big Sur coast of California, has been continuously operated as a cattle ranch since 1834. The approximately 7,100 acres ranch straddles Highway 1 for 6 miles from the
Lands of the El Sur Ranch between Highway 1 and the Point Sur Light Station.
Looking west from Old Coast Road. Andrew Molera State Park on the left includes the Big Sur River down to where it meets the Pacific in the middle of the picture. The land to the front within the fence to the coast is part of the El Sur Ranch.
John Baptist Henry Cooper (1831 - 1899) inherited a portion of Rancho El Sur from his father, John Bautista Rogers Cooper. This later became the El Sur Ranch.
The El Sur Ranch straddles Highway 1 for six miles. It was originally part of the Rancho El Sur land grant.