The legend of Duncan Ranch has it all.
A ruthless Southern colonel, Chinese slaves, pirates, opium smugglers, treachery, buried gold bars and a haunted mansion.
John Hales, a Hermosa Beach historian, admits that this wild tale about Col. Blanton Duncan, who is said to have deserted a sinking Confederate army in the late 1860s and escaped to the balmy beaches of the South Bay, could be considered folklore.
But he maintains it's a legitimate story nonetheless, because of pages that appear to be ripped from Duncan's diary, which were obtained by Hales' wife, Lorraine, when the old Biltmore Hotel was demolished.
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