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Historical Clippings Book - Nevada County Citizens (HC-07) (296 pages)

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Mr. and Mrs. William McLean,
natives of Moore’s Flat and well
‘known proprietors of the Golden
State Hotel in Graniteville for
over half a_ century, celebrated
their 68th wedding anniversary
Thursday, Nov. 29 at San Leandro.
The McLeans moved to San Leandro:.to live with Mrs. McLean’s
sister, Mrs. Nora Foss two years
ago leaving the gold country of
their birth. Many Jocal oldtimers
yand some not-so-old can remem. ber the McLeans’ hotel which they
operated for 52 years. The building has since been destroyed by
an explosion. :
Both McLean and his wife are
natives of Moore’s Flat in northern
Nevada County where they became sweethearts as students at a}
two room school house. On }
Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 29, 1888,
they journeyed to Nevada City, 30
dusty miles away, by buckboard
to be married. “he,
Mrs. McLean, who is 93, attrib-.
utes their long happy marriage to .
the fact that she is two years older than her husband and therefore
claims the title of boss of fhe
household, McLean, however, de-/
clares the basis for happy marrie?
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