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Bret Vaughn of Jacumba built
the stone tower in 1922-23 to commemorate the pioneers
and road and railroad builders who opened the area. In
the 1930s, W.T. Ratcliffe carved the stone animal figures
which lurk in the rocks surrounding the tower, creating
a fantasy world of surprise and strange beauty. This remarkable
sculptural assemblage is one of California's exceptional
Folk Art Environments.
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