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🗓️ 15 February 2023
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Unfortunately, sometimes the only history we have is oral history.
The problem with oral history is that facts become optional.
We have all heard the folklore of some locations.
We are then left to wonder how much of that folklore is true and how much is a stretch of the imagination that has grown to epic proportions over the years.
One of these locations is Chambers Mansion in San Francisco.
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0:00.0 | Unfortunately, sometimes the only history we have is an oral history. |
0:29.9 | The problem with oral history is that the facts become optional. |
0:34.9 | We've all heard the folklore of some of our favorite locations. |
0:39.9 | We're then left to wonder how much of that folklore is true and how much is the stretch of the imagination |
0:46.9 | that has grown to epic proportions over the years. |
0:50.9 | One of these locations is Chambers Mansion in San Francisco, |
0:56.9 | and that is the subject of today's episode of Hillbilly Dead Town Stories. |
1:26.9 | If you're looking to find the facts behind the most gruesome murders in San Francisco, |
1:31.9 | you will likely find yourself with many details that derive from old ghost stories. |
1:37.9 | The Chambers Mansion story begins with a man by the name of Richard Craig Chambers. |
1:44.9 | He was a baron from the Midwest. |
1:47.9 | He was wealthy and decided to make a move to San Francisco. He built his home rather a mansion at 22-20 Sacramento Street. |
1:58.9 | They had moved into the home in 1887. |
2:02.9 | When the man died, his wife and two of the nieces would inherit the home in 1901. |
2:08.9 | This was not the best arrangement because the nieces would not get along. |
2:13.9 | There are many different versions of the story. |
2:17.9 | Some state that one of the nieces would build a home next to the house to get away from the other nieces. |
2:23.9 | However, it was Claudia Chambers who would meet the worst fate. |
2:28.9 | Most of the stories state that she died in an accident. |
2:32.9 | In fact, most of the stories say that she was sawd in half. |
2:37.9 | While most state that it was an accident, some claim that a family member murdered Claudia. |
2:43.9 | No matter how it happened, the mansion has been the center of many different ghost stories. |
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