![]() California Department of Parks and Recreation. McWay Falls now meets the ocean only when the tide is in, but over time, the beach may wear away so that the falls drop directly into the ocean again. Loose material from the slope beneath the road is still contributing sand to the coastal system. Wave action then transported some of the debris south to McWay Cove, forming a sandy beach beneath the falls where none had previously existed. Reconstruction deposited nearly 3,000,000 cubic yards (2,300,000 cubic metres) of landslide material on the coast, at the base of the slope. The mudflow entered the ocean immediately to the north of the falls, and Highway 1 was closed for a year while the road was repaired. The huge rainfall resulted in several landslides and mudflows, including an extremely large mudslide immediately north of Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park on March 1. Up to this time, McWay Falls fell directly into the ocean. In 1983, Big Sur experienced one of the wettest years on record with 88.85 inches (2,257 mm) of rain. McWay Falls (circa 1963) falling directly into the ocean before mudslides and debris caused a beach to form An overlook of McWay Falls was later built on the site of the former home. The museum could not be completed in time for several reasons, including competing museums, shortage of funds, and poor access to the site, and the mansion was demolished in 1965. She included the requirement that Waterfall House be converted into a "museum for the custody and display of indigenous Indian relics, flora and fauna of the California coastal area, and historical objects pertaining to the Big Sur country", or otherwise demolished. In 1961, Hélène Hooper Brown donated the entire property to the state, stipulating that it be used as a park and named for her good friend, Julia Pfeiffer Burns, "a true pioneer". Lathrop and Hélène Brown left Big Sur for Florida in 1956, where Lathrop died in 1959. It supplied power to three residences, a blacksmith shop, and a funicular railway. The undershot wheel ran a 32-volt generator and was the first electric power in the Big Sur area. He installed the wheel on McWay Creek in 1932. He used hand-split redwood from the canyon and other materials he bought. ĭuring construction of Carmel San Simeon Highway through Big Sur, Saddle Rock Ranch foreman Hans Ewoldsen worked in the machine shop of the highway construction crew to build a Pelton wheel. The interior was decorated with fine furnishings and classic paintings. The entryway was inlaid with an ornamental brass fish, a gold octopus, and a compass rose. They replaced that in 1940 with a modern two-story home named Waterfall House. The Browns first built a rough redwood cabin on a site at the top of the cliffs opposite McWay Falls. ![]() Julia's great-niece Esther Julia Pfeiffer and her husband Hans Ewoldsen were caretakers of the Saddle Rock Ranch for many years. Hélène was a good friend of Julia Pfeiffer Burns until Julia died in 1928. They bought Saddle Rock Ranch, a 1,600-acre (650 ha) property that included a seaside promontory known as Saddle Rock that overlooked Saddle Rock Cove, from pioneer homesteader Christopher McWay. Congressman Lathrop Brown and his wife Hélène Hooper Brown visited Big Sur. Main article: Lathrop Brown § Big Sur Saddle Rock Ranch ![]()
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