“Old Hangtown” boasts the logo of Placerville, Calif. — a reference to its Gold Rush-era moniker.
The Northern California city has been embroiled in a debate for nearly a year over whether to drop the logo’s macabre symbol, which has been equally described as an indelible part of the area’s history or a shameful reminder of it.in July that would have removed the noose.It’s widely held that the city earned its nickname in 1849 after three men accused of robbery and attempted murder were sentenced to death by hanging.
The group of miners who ordered the hangings presented no evidence against the trio “beyond their fitting a general description,” Lindsay said in the presentation“Justice in mining camps was typically handled in an extralegal manner, often simply referred to as ‘Judge Lynch,’” he added. A white oak tree at the center of the town was used as a gallows. The stump of that tree, all that remains, sits in the cellar of a bar on Placerville’s Main Street, “named — quite aptly — The Hangman’s Tree,” according to the city’s website. The stump was designated a historical landmark in the 1930s.A dummy named George hangs from a noose above the second story of the bar. The greetingThe Placerville’s city logo.
Calls to remove the city’s nickname — and the imagery associated with it — came last summer shortly after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked widespread racial justice protests. Now the conversation has resurfacedPlacerville, the seat of El Dorado County, has about 11,000 residents, nearly 79% of whom are white,
Does anyone even know the history? Back in the 1800s, 3 men on horseback in Placerville were caught stealing cattle. They were subsequently captured and hung. It has nothing to do with race and nothing to do with 'lynching'. It's an old nickname, from the old west. Get over it.
Holy sh..... notagoodlook Not acceptable. Don't consider changing. DO IT, 5 years ago, 50 years ago...
Wtf? Why is a noise allowed & especially, why a noise with a body in it hanging from that store?
Repulsive
Why change your history?
What a concept, jeez.
lol wtf does George Floyd have to do with this
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