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.
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Hanged Dummy at Hangman's Tree
Closed and boarded up but still visible from the Main Street.
[Allison, 11/11/2013]Hanged Dummy at Hangman's Tree
The building that the Hangman's Tree bar occupies is closed, fenced off and looks like it is being renovated. The mannequin still swings from a noose.
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Hanged Dummy at Hangman's Tree
- Address:
- 316 Main St., Placerville, CA
- Directions:
- Main St. north side, east of Sacramento St.
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For us the attraction is the dummy, so all is well as long as a building still stands for it to dangle from.