The Keeper's Chair: Why One Seat Survived Four Fires and a Cover-Up

Legends of Real Spirits · Jul 25, 2026 · 21m

The Keeper's Chair: Why One Seat Survived Four Fires and a Cover-Up

A single plain wooden chair sat untouched through four separate fires spanning 1889 to 2003, its pale oak base surrounded by a century of smoke - and one municipal scandal that town leaders quietly buried. Who placed that chair in the selectmen’s chamber in 1928, and why did officials choose a closed-door arrangement over a public prosecution?

In this episode, we follow the chain of documents and discoveries that connect a utility lineman’s July 2019 photograph, a doctoral candidate’s fourteen-month wait, and misfiled ledger…