Details for Hanging Oak

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5093002359

Data

Marker Number 2359
Atlas Number 5093002359
Marker Title Hanging Oak
Index Entry Hanging Oak
Address
City Comanche
County Comanche
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 537628
UTM Northing 3530558
Subject Codes Botany; outlaws
Marker Year 1967
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Yes
Marker Location Comanche County Museum, W. city limits, on Moorman Road, .2 mile west of intersection with Hilcrest, Comanche.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 12" x 15" Tree Marker
Marker Text Oak used 1874 by mob to hang Joe Hardin, Tom and Bud Dixon, kinsmen of John Wesley Hardin in reprisal for murder of Deputy Chas. Webb. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967

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