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After the turn of the twentieth century, young Bill Strother left the tobacco farms of North Carolina to make a living hiking buildings. He turned into referred to as the “Human Spider,” scaling countless structures around the nation. Yet this used to be only a prelude to his true calling as the Santa Claus at Richmond’s famed Miller & Rhoads department store. As department stores far and wide reached their golden age, Strother turned into one of the vital beloved and sought-after Santas within the nation. Creator and former Miller & Rhoads Snow Queen Donna Strother Deekens recounts the amazing history of the Real Santa.