Details for Old Hanging Tree
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5285003740
Data
Marker Number | 3740 |
Atlas Number | 5285003740 |
Marker Title | Old Hanging Tree |
Index Entry | Hanging Tree, Old |
Address | |
City | Hallettsville |
County | Lavaca |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 699468 |
UTM Northing | 3258176 |
Subject Codes | Botany; lumber topics |
Marker Year | 1967 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | in city park, in front of Golf Club, west side of US 77 north city limits, Hallettsville |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | 12" x 15" Tree Marker |
Marker Text | Gallows used Sept. 12, 1879, at public hanging of "Pocket", an Indian, killer of Englishman Leonard Hyde. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967 |