Lucas Valley is a
valley
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in
Marin County
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,
California
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, drained to the east into San Pablo Bay by
Miller Creek,
as well as an unincorporated community in the valley, which forms part of the
Lucas Valley-Marinwood CDP
Lucas Valley-Marinwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marin County, California, United States. It includes the neighborhoods of Lucas Valley and Marinwood. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,259.
History
James Miller, of Irish d ...
.
Lucas Valley Road traverses the length of the valley, linking it to
Gallinas Valley to the east and Nicasio Valley to the west. According to the
United States Geological Survey
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, the suburban developments along
Miller Creek (including
the Lucas Valley-Marinwood CDP) are actually in Gallinas Valley.
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History
Lucas Valley was part of the Rancho San Pedro, Santa Margarita y Las Gallinas Rancho San Pedro, Santa Margarita y Las Gallinas was a Mexican land grant in present-day Marin County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Timothy Murphy (Timoteo Murphy). Las Gallinas means "the hens" in Spanish. The gra ...
grant
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,[ a parcel of awarded to Timothy (Don Timoteo) Murphy on February 14, 1844. John Lucas inherited the Santa Margarita rancho (which included Lucas Valley) in 1853.]
In 1978, film director George Lucas
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker. Lucas is best known for creating the ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chairm ...
began acquiring land in the area for his Skywalker Ranch
Skywalker Ranch is a movie ranch and workplace of film director, writer and producer George Lucas located in a secluded area near Nicasio, California, in Marin County. The ranch is located on Lucas Valley Road, named for an early-20th-century la ...
. However, Lucas Valley Road was named after the 19th-century rancher, who is not related to George Lucas.
References
External links
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Valleys of Marin County, California
Unincorporated communities in California
Unincorporated communities in Marin County, California
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