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1 Monterey 78 Miles 2 3 SAN SIMEON AND RAGGED POINT DISCOVERY ROUTE 4 Ragged Point 1. Highway 1 “Gateway to ” 14. W.R. Hearst Memorial State Beach

5 Cabrillo Highway 2. Big Sur National Scenic Byway 15. Coastal Discovery Center

3. San Luis Obispo North Coast All-American Road 16. Pico Creek Beach

4. Ragged Point 17. Whale Trail Viewing Point

5. San Carpoforo Creek 18. San Simeon Visitor Center

6. Historic 19. Friends of the Elephant Seal Visitor Center

7. Piedras Blancas Light Station 20. Junge Ranch Coastal Bluff Trail

8. Coastal National Monument 21. Highway 1 Zebra Viewing Point

9. Piedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area 22. San Simeon Campground

10. Elephant Seal Vista Point 23. Hearst San Simeon State Park

11. Arroyo Laguna Beach 24. Washburn Day Use Area

6 12. 25. Leffingwell Landing

13. Sebastian’s General Store and Post Office 26. Moonstone Beach Drive

8 9 10 7 Old San Simeon

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San Francisco 12 16 San Simeon 17 18

San Simeon Rd. Rd. Simeon San 19 Monterey 21 131415 20 22 23 Monterey Bay Hearst Castle Rd. 24 Santa Cruz National Marine Sanctuary

Cabrillo Highway 25 Ragged Point San Simeon Pier San Simeon 26

San Luis Obispo 35 Miles Davidson Seamount Old San Simeon 1900s 2000s San Simeon’s 1914 The Sebastian brothers purchase 2000 Friends of the Elephant Seal receive rich and diverse history the old mercantile and rename it to national Environmental Hero Award Sebastian’s General Store dates back to the early 1800s. 2001 Highway 1 from San Luis Obispo Old San Simeon experienced 1919 Construction on Hearst Castle begins northward is designated as an a population boom during the mid All-American Road by the Federal 1850s, as it quickly became known 1932 San Simeon State Beach opened as Highway Administration as part of the as a prosperous whaling community. a day-use facility National Scenic Byway Program In the 1900s, William Randolph 1937 California Highway 1 completed 2001 Piedras Blancas Light Station transferred Hearst started construction of between San Simeon and Monterey management from U.S. Coast Guard to Hearst Castle. Today, San Simeon the Bureau of Land Management maintains its character as a remote 1938 Davidson Seamount recognized as one of coastal town, steeped in majestic the largest known seamounts in U.S. waters 2003 San Simeon Earthquake—the most destructive earthquake to hit the U.S. scenery and history. 1941 On December 23, the Montebello was at this time attacked by a Japanese submarine and sank approximately 6 miles off the 2005 Conservation Project coast of San Simeon transfers approximately 80,000 acres to the State of California 1800s 1947 Construction of Hearst Castle stopped 2006 The Coastal Discovery Center at 1948 An earthquake strikes Piedras Blancas San Simeon Bay opened for visitors, 1836 San Miguel Mission divided into Light Station providing information about history three ranchos: Piedra Blanca, and natural resources Santa Rosa and San Simeon 1949 The first order Fresnel lens was loaned to Cambria Lions Club 2008 Monterey Bay National Marine 1848 discovered in California Sanctuary expanded to include 1951 passes away Davidson Seamount 1850 California became the 31st state of the of America 1951 The Hearst Corporation creates 2013 Replica of historic 50 foot water tower William Randolph Hearst Memorial erected at Piedras Blancas Light Station 1852 A whaling station was established State Park at San Simeon Point 2017 President Obama invokes the 1957 San Simeon Pier is constructed Antiquities Act of 1906 to expand the 1852 Mercantile built at San Simeon Point California Coastal National Monument 1957 Hearst Corporation donates castle to State to include Piedras Blancas 1862 , self-made of California as a Historical Monument millionaire, discovered part of the , North America’s 1965 Highway 1, along Big Sur coast, is largest silver deposit declared the first State Scenic Highway

1863 William Randolph Hearst was born 1966 Highway 1 in Big Sur is designated an in American National Scenic Byway

1865 George Hearst bought 45,000 acres 1971 State Department of Parks and of the Piedra Blanca Rancho Beaches takes ownership of William Randolph Hearst Memorial State Park 1875 Piedras Blancas Light Station completed by the U.S. Government 1972 Cavalier Plaza opens

1878 George Hearst built the San 1972 California Coastal Trail established, Simeon wharf for transportation of extending 1,200 miles of coastline goods from his Rancho through 15 counties

1878 Mercantile moved to present location 1990 Elephant seals begin arriving on beaches between Point Piedras 1878 First class hotel built in San Simeon and Blancas and Point San Simeon Stage Line was established in Cambria 1992 NOAA designates Monterey 1886 Senator George Hearst increases Bay National Marine Sanctuary his Piedra Blanca Rancho holdings encompassing 276 miles of shoreline to 270,000 acres 1997 Friends of the Elephant Seal becomes 1893 Shore whaling at San Simeon a non-profit organization comes to an end