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Old McCleary Hotel, McCleary, Washington

MCCLEARY

Washington
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Henry McCleary came to the land in 1897, building two sawmills and a door manufacturing company. Landmarks include Old McCleary Hotel. McCleary is the birthplace of Jamie Craighead, basketball coach.

The McCleary Collection

Made for McCleary. Printed to order.

McCleary, Washington gifts and souvenirs: 21 designs made from McCleary's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.

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McCleary Hometown Ornament$23
McCleary Vintage Travel Posterfrom $40
McCleary Varsity Crewneckfrom $57
McCleary Est. Teefrom $33
McCleary Town Line Mugfrom $26
McCleary Market Tote$37
On the National Register

Historic places

Population 2010: 1,653 → 2020: 1,997

From Wikidata (CC0).

A short history of McCleary

Henry McCleary came to the land in 1897, building two sawmills and a door manufacturing company. He sold the land and the companies to Simpson Logging Company, December 31, 1941. On January 9, 1943 the land became an incorporated city named after its founder. The Henry McCleary House, designed by Joseph Wohleb, still stands in Olympia, Washington and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Since 1959, McCleary has held the annual Bear Festival with live performances and a parade. It originally began as a celebration of the spring bear hunt to control the local population, which endangered timber harvests, and included a serving of bear stew to the community.

Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article McCleary, Washington, revision 1379975189 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2 free coloring pages of Mccleary, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.

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McCleary's population was 1,997 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 1,653 in 2010.