But students did not have to make the long walk to Mendocino proper to attend school.
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McNear: Mendocino’s Russell Kelley was bright and charming but suffered from ill health
The young man arranged parties and traveled to Europe before his early death.
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McNear: The 1906 earthquake shattered buildings across Northern California
The Mendocino Beacon reported that “there was scarcely a chimney in town with a top remaining.”
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The Outlaws of Mendocino relies on tradition — and breaks the mold
North Bay teacher Joseph Roberts makes a movie about his robber ancestor.
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McNear: Caspar Lumber Company employed thousands from the 1870s to the mid-’50s
The mill produced 45,000 feet of lumber daily. Four schooners carried milled boards to San Francisco.