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On September 11, a group gathered in front of 305 Broad St., the site of Novak’s Clothing Store in Nevada City, to commemorate that spot with a historical plaque. The event was sponsored by The…
By Steve Cottrell | Submitted to The Union For more than a century, The Union readers have enjoyed accounts of Nevada County’s amazing history and the men and women who lived here during and after the gold rush. When I moved to Nevada City in 1977, history columns by Bob Paine drew my attention. Later, Bob Wyckoff became a regular contributor. More recently, Gage McKinney, Linda Jack, Maria Brower, Gary Noy and others have provided us with a better understanding of our past — as did the late Brad Prowse, who spent years researching and assembling his 100 Years Ago column. None of us, how...