Placerville, California: Hanged Dummy at Hangman's Tree
A dummy dangles from a noose outside the Hangman's Tree bar. The stump of the white oak tree used in Placerville's first hanging (1849) is supposedly in the building's basement (Placerville was originally named Hangtown). A plaque next to city hall asks for empathy for the hangmen.
- Address:
- 316 Main St., Placerville, CA
- Directions:
- Main St. north side, east of Sacramento St.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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Still hanging around, supervising Old Town Placerville!
[Brian R., 04/25/2022]There is no tree stump left -- and actually the tree was next door, not even at the saloon. The sheriff was out of town when the three men were tried by a group that had no business doing so, then hanged. It was sad what they got away with.
[Tricia, 03/15/2022]The stump of the hangman's tree is supposedly kept in the saloon's basement.
The Dummy is still there, but the Hangman's Tree is no longer a tavern; it's an ice cream parlor.
[Dwight, 10/14/2017]Delivering a double-scoop of Wild West justice.
Saw him hanging proudly today! Now the building below had a new business, no longer a condemned building!
[Princess Jewell, 04/01/2017]
Interesting place! I saw a noose but no dummy.
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Placerville was once known as "Hangtown" for its terminal approach to frontier justice.