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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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The Goliad
Hanging Tree
TE
photo, 2001
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