Averee McNear, Kelley House Museum, Author at The Mendocino Voice

McNear: Mendocino’s unique pygmy forests remain thanks to one enterprising woman

Charlotte Hoak loved nature — and her heart stayed in the redwoods no matter where she lived.

He was a well-regarded figure in town and kept up to date on medical developments.

But students did not have to make the long walk to Mendocino proper to attend school.

The young man arranged parties and traveled to Europe before his early death.

The Mendocino Beacon reported that “there was scarcely a chimney in town with a top remaining.”

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