Rose Cliver

Rose Cliver
Born October 9, 1902 (1902-10-09) (age 109)
San Francisco, California, USA
Nationality American
Known for Earthquake survivor

Rose Cliver (b. October 9, 1902) is one of the last known survivors of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.[1][2] At the time of the earthquake, Cliver was three years old.[1][2]

In interviews in 2009, at commemorations of the earthquake's 103rd anniversary, Cliver said she remembered her family watching the catastrophe from the top of Bernal Hill: "We watched San Francisco burn," she said. "They wouldn't let us live in our house afterward. We had to live in the backyard in a tent."[1] "We were living like Oakies in our own place. It was really a sight to see.” [2] The house, on Gates Street in the Bernal Heights neighborhood,[2] was repaired after the quake and stands to this day.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Nolte, Carl, 2 survivors reminisce at 1906 quake ceremony, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 April 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Ken Garcia (2009-04-14). San Francisco Examiner. http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/columns/ken_garcia/Quake-survivor-waits-lifetime-to-revisit-1906-disaster-42968212.html&tsp=1. 

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