Article: N.L. Levering: A man of many careers

Industrious, entrepreneurial, risk-taker. Many of the pioneers of Redlands fit all these descriptions. One of them was N.L. Levering.

At times in his career he was a real estate developer, teacher, newsagent, banker, and highway builder. Not one to let much grass grow under his feet.

Levering's family had been pioneers in Illinois, Missouri and Iowa. His father, Noah Levering, was an attorney and probate judge in Independence, Mo., the Jackson County seat.

Levering was born in Mecklin, Mo., March 28, 1869. During his childhood, his family moved to Greenwood, Mo., where his father entered the mercantile business. They remained in that city until 1878. Levering began his schooling there. His ...

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