THE CART WAR OAK Hanging Tree

Started by Shotgun Steve, April 08, 2010, 09:44:53 AM

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Shotgun Steve

April 08, 2010, 09:44:53 AM

THE CART WAR OAK Hanging Tree Goliad, Texas

On the north side of the courthouse lawn.

In the 19th Century "death by hanging" usually meant within the same hour the verdict was read. The tree had been employed as a hanging tree before the Cart War, but this was the name that stuck.

Under this tree in 1857, trials were held and men were hanged for the murder of Mexican freighters or cartmen. No exact number is immediately available but it was more than a few. Considering the brief six-month period, the number might be regarded as large.

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April 09, 2010, 10:45:22 PM
Nice lookin tree, got any old photos of the same tree?   ;)
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