The Hanging Tree

The Hanging Tree (HMMSH)

Location: Goliad, TX 77963 Goliad County
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Country: United States of America
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N 28° 39.973', W 97° 23.518'

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Site for court sessions at various times from 1846 to 1870. Capital sentences called for by the courts were carried out immediately, by means of a rope and a convenient limb.

Hangings not called for by regular courts occurred here during the 1857 "Cart War" — a series of attacks made by Texas freighters against Mexican drivers along the Indianola - Goliad - San Antonio Road. About 70 men were killed, some of them on this tree, before the war was halted by Texas Rangers.
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Marker Number2360
Year Placed1964
Placed ByState Historical Survey Committee
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Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 9:59am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 657134 N 3172064
Decimal Degrees28.66621667, -97.39196667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 39.973', W 97° 23.518'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 39' 58.38" N, 97° 23' 31.08" W
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Area Code(s)361
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 142 N Courthouse Square, Goliad TX 77963, US
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