Hangman's Tree at Second Garrotte in Tuolumne County
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- čas přidán 14. 08. 2021
- Jeff and Sarah check out a place in California's Mother Lode, Tuolumne County specifically, that no longer exists as a town but was called Second Garrotte. The remains of the famous hangman's tree are barely held together. Jeff will also tell why a home at the site was once called the cabin of Bret Harte, the famous author.
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It's interesting that there is a hangman's tree in an RV camping area. I don't think I have ever seen that. Nice looking old house that used to be there. Never knew about acorn woodpeckers.
Yeah the RV park thing troubled me a bit. I cut out comments that it kind of ruined the historical flavor of the place but to me it would be like putting a Taco Bell next to the OK Corral. Lol. Thanks for watching, Rhetty! I’ve enjoyed your travels too!
On Coulterville's water street, there is on the right going uphill what looks to be one of those historical markers, however this one's signage has been removed. I asked some of the locals and they said that it actually had no historical significance and that the associated structure they'd jokingly nick named "the Taco Bell House" It is a little different to everything else there.
The RV campground came after the hangman's tree.
Ya it's to bad they didn't keep the cabin there.
Obviously the camping area was decades upon decades after the tree was used for hanging.
Great vlog! I visit the Groveland area often. I am a Ghirardelli descendent. The Ghirardelli’s opened a general store near a mining camp in Hornitos California. What’s left of the ruins of the general store are still there today.
Thanks for studying and making history come alive again.
Oh yes, great Epiosode Guys! What an impressing Place. Very inspiring. Sparks up the Nostalgia. Important to document its actual State for later Generations. Who knows how long the Remains will remain further. Anyway...You Guys never disapoint. Happy Sunday to you Folks :)
Thank-you Jeff for sharing this most interesting tour of the Mother Lode country! I love woodpeckers and loved seeing one of their favorite trees with all the holes in it! I have volunteered at Stanislaus Wildlife Center for many years before being sidelined by health issues and have helped rehab several acorn woodpeckers.
Thanks! Boy, those woodpeckers sure did a number of that historic tree, didn't they? I fear that artifact will be lost soon unless they protect it in a shelter but that would ruin its context, wouldn't it? I appreciate you watching and commenting!
Hi Jeff, those are both very special photos of your grandfathers. How awesome to be there all these years later and know that he was there, too. Another funny coincidence. I was recently researching John and Jason! I've been trying to find their gravesites, with no luck. Thanks for sharing their story. I loved this episode!!
I love the fact you have covered the Groveland and Big Oak flat areas . Lots of history here .
Good job Jeff and Sarah. In my travels in California I have been there. very cool! There is an Elementary school in Hayward. California called Brett Harte.. Thanks again see you next week!
This really was a great story. It is always fun to stand or visit a location where your older relatives had visited, or lived at. And yes, it would bring a smile to my face also!
Thank you for sharing...my wife and I have been through this area, on old highway 120, a couple of times...but we didn't know about the "Hangman's Tree". Next trip to Yosemite...we will go on old highway 120. As a matter of fact...we said we were going to stay in one of the covered wagons....but we have a horse ranch and we are always back to feed horses...LOL! ... and other little critters. Thanks again....I always enjoy your stories and talent....
Thank you once again for a most informative story. I enjoy listening and looking at everything you show us.. I realize it takes an awful long time and a lot of research so thanks again to you and Sarah.
Well done Jeff! This is the reason why I subscribed to your channel for 4 years now
Sorry Late stopped by to give you big thumbs up every time always Lurn some History every time love your ADVENTURES
Great video.. I always have my Sunday dinner watching your video's ... It's a Sunday ritual. Thanks Jeff and Sarah..
Another great history lesson. Thanks, Jeff.
Thank you for hard work and the time you both put in to bring us this informative videos. My husband and I enjoy them very much,
I first traveled Route 49 in 1969 with some buddies. We camped in a van. The area has changed a bit but once you've been there it draws you back time and time again. Keep up the good work as I find each episode enjoyable and learn something every time.
Thank you Jeff for another fine history lesson. I live in Leavenworth Kansas and we have a few homes that have the history of miners leaving their wife and children at their homes here in Leavenworth. Supposedly some of them were California gold miners. Again, thank you for the wonderful history.
Thank you Jeff and Sarah Nice story!!!!
Love your show! I love the Mother Lode history and cemeteries. You guys do a wonderful job enjoy watching all them. Thank you!
Thanks so much, Nina!
An excellent tour and history Jeff and Sarah! Thanks a million for taking us along! I really enjoy you history quips!!
Thanks for the history.. people who resided in the area often mispronounced the name Garotte .. We pronounced it Grow-tee.. I was born in Sonora in the old Columbia way hospital which no longer exists, and grew up in Harden Flat which was a logging town located further up highway 120 towards Yosemite.. the town basically died after the sawmill burnt down. This was in the late 1950s to the early 60s. The owners of the mill and logging operation were Harold and Ivy Guinn. My Father worked as a sawyer and feller for the operation.. We had a one room school house where I attended first grade in 1960. There was one teacher and we had kids in grades 1 thru 8. All older kids attended Sonora high school and rode the bus. Which my grandmother was the bus driver.. you can still find this area because the road name is Hardin flat road. There are some structures there that resemble the original store and restaurant/gas station/ post office.. but it all belongs to a National Camp Ground Corp now.
Yep. Grow-tee and Chaffee, not Chafe-ey. But otherwise they did a really good job telling the story.
My second-great-grandmother, Marie Louise Mayer Pechart, on October 5, 1863 married Louis Toussaint Pechart at Second Garrotte.
That was an amazing piece of history and so much research done , thank you Jeff & Sarah for sharing
Nice history lesson, thank u Jeff and Sarah.
Wow what an amazing video. Not only do we get to hear and see the history. We get to feel the love and passion you guys have for doing these videos. But from Amazing folks I wouldn't expect to watch anything other than an amazing video. Thank you guys for all you do!
What amazing stories in this episodes. Thanks for bringing them to us ...Stay Safe.
Glad you liked it!!!! Thanks! We’re always safe!
I lived in California from 1984 to 1988 and I never knew any of this . I wish I had known . I hardly knew history from my state of Texas. Thanks and God Bless
That was so interesting. I never heard of this history before. Thank you for always educating us! God Bless!😌
Wonderful piece of history, Jeff! Please keep speaking the truth about history while so many now want to change or erase it. I did miss me some graveyard in this episode though🤣🤣🤣
Outstanding as always. Thank you for the hard work you put into these videos.
That's another piece of California history I didn't know about. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the comment and I’m glad that you learned something new. Much appreciated!
Love this history. I look forward to your video every Sunday. Thank you for taking me there with you.
Wonderful! The only thing you missed was the 100-degree heat in the morning!
Hello J&S. Never heard about this place before! Thanks to you guys now I know a little bit of history about Garrotte.. Happy Sunday guys!!..
Great history Jeff and Sarah! Love your channel ❤️. I may check this place out someday!
Sad story of those two men but the history was great And you look very much like your Grandfather Jeff. Thankyou again Jeff and Sarah for a great video
You think I look like my grandfather? Interesting because I don't know that a lot of people have said that. But I appreciate it. He was quite the grandfather to me and I miss him!
@@jbenziggy When he was standing at the tree it was very much like you :)
Thanks so much for doing this episode! We have had a house in Pine Mountain Lake, Groveland for 25 years and are finally semi retired and living here full time. It’s a fantastic place with so much rich history! Really loved this episode! Thanks again! Ps local rumors abound about the hanging tree on the second hole of the PML golf course. The rope stirrup still embedded in the tree! It’s still a strange thing to see Tesla charging stations next to the historical jailhouse of Groveland! Anyway thanks again for all you do!
Another great adventure.Well done and thanks for the research.
Thank you for another great episode.I've been there before.Now I know the rest of the story.I even like reading your articles in the Journal.Keep up the great work.
We'lll stop by on our next Yosemite trip from Jamestown, CA! Thanks again Jeff.
Hello History Hunters, Thanks for sharing this story and always learning something new. Have a great day 🌞
Once again your telling of history is so interesting. The story of the old gentleman tugged at my heart.
Thanks very much, Denise! I appreciate the feedback! I can’t imagine the despair to end your life like that!
That was so great, never heard of this place. Sweet and sad about Chaffey and Chamberlain spending their lives together and in the end were separated.
Another home run! Thanks for the continuing education. (BTW, Worcester is pronounced “Woostah” by the locals.)
Really? That’s bot the way it look! LOL
@@jbenziggy Really. The minor league baseball team is even named the “WooSox”.
Thanks for sharing that! People mispronounce Worcester all the time!
Wooster! I Forgot. Wooster, Wooster Shire and Wooster sauce.
Yep Woostah. Worcester has an interesting history itself. The first hanging of a woman in Massachusetts took place in Worcester. Her name was Bathshiba Spooner. She seduced two revolutionary soldiers to kill her husband and stuff his body in the well on their farm in Brookfield Massachusetts. There is a marker at the well. Her body was buried in an unmarked grave in what is now Greenhill Park in Worcester. This area is rich with sordid tales from from the past like this. Great job on the video. You guys need to come East and check out some of the crazy things that happen here in New England.
Funny place for an RV park but good stories and information! Thanks Jeff and Sarah!
Glad you enjoyed it! I thought it was modern encroaching on historical but it looks like most all of the history has been wiped away ... except for that poor tree that won't likely be around in a century from now!
Really enjoyed the video. Love the history and have always doubted claims about so and so slept here!
Interesting video, I love learning about history especially from you guys! Thank you❤️
We love hearing that, Becky! History needs to be told! It is fascinating to learn about those who were here before we came along!
I love the gold country. And I learned about woodpeckers and looking for gold in quartz rock to boot! Thanks for sharing another fascinating story.
Very interesting story- thx for sharing.
Love your channel Jeff and Sarah! Did not know of this place! Thanks for the gr8 vid!
Thank you very much, Chris! Your words are appreciated!
As always, love to watch your videos. Thank you.
Very nice to hear! Thanks, Lupita!
A lot of great back ground information! Thank you Jeff and Sarah.👍😊
Thank you! Happy you liked it!
Jeff , you did it again great vlog my friend ! Can't Waite till the next one Thank you Frank from montana...
Yes, woodpeckers store the acorns for later....I have several trees like this.....love woodpeckers......love your travels and history lessons...
Thanks for sharing your grandpa with us!
You’re welcome! I loved him a lot so I’m glad you got to see him!
Always a THUMBS UP!!Jeff again outstanding work in trying to get to the truth! As always appreciate what Sara and you do as I wait to see what the doctors have in store for me!! Meds and History Hunters will see you through!
Just visited this place today with my Daughter. Thanks for helping me look like I'm a little smarter then I really am when it comes to history! Hope you do some history hunting on the legend Joaquin Murrieta and Vazquez some day! Inspirations for Zorro.
Another Great video Jeff and Sarah. I also never knew that about Woodpeckers. Another History lesson for me
Hey Jeff great video that's a neat looking place I would love to go see a lot of them places you and Sara been to you and Sara are awesome randy from Kentucky God bless
A great walk through. Just loved it. Looking for gold there, i'd have checked the culvert. Just like a sluice box they are. Keep it up. This old news is better then the $%^& you get on the news now.
Thanks Jeff it was a good one was out there in 1977
I live in Sonora and I have not heard of this before. Good story Thanks
Wonderful episode Jeff and Sarah! Thanks again for your insightful videos and commentary.
Our pleasure, Steve! Thank you for watching!
Thanks Jeff and Sarah for more truths about the real Gold Country in it's younger days and those hat came before. You are a wonderful story teller that often clears up all the hocus pocus sayings and beliefs that are't true. So glad you are around to bring out the truth. Jim & Angie
Thank you so much, Jim & Angie! We love the comments!
Wow, what an interesting tied together story. The tree, Mr. Chaffee, Mr. Chamberlain, the gold digging, your beloved grandfather....etc. It would be a wonderful gesture for those involving the perservation of this tree to permanently seal/treat it. Make it look like a statue somehow, looks like it may fall over at some point. Great history news my friends, thank you lots! Yvonne.
Another very interesting video. Sad about the ending of the two gentlemen. Looking forward to the next!
Excellent work as usual Jeff...
Very Good Vlog....Thanks...
Thanks again Jeff and Sarah, for sharing another informative video with us. Yes, there is a lot of history yonder in them thar hills. Calaveras County is ripe with historic events.
Our pleasure! Yes we could spend our entire CZcams efforts on the Mother Lode! So much history!
Great video, all of your videos so far I've been really interesting, and super professional-quality thank you so much
Very much appreciated, Jon! We try out best given our limited time and resources!
Great video, congratulations friend, Brazil
Another great show! Keep making wonderful videos!
Thank you so much! We will!
Thanks Jeff and Sarah, very cool history lesson. I'll have to take my brother out there to see it.
Quit my trucking job this week. No more Colorado to California runs. Glad I got to visit some of the places you’ve shown here. Went past that railroad tressel at Lathrop on I-5 the last trip back. Keep up the great videos 👍
So no more travels through California? You've probably got your fill of California traffic. That's why we like to go where there aren't a lot of people!
Love it thanks for the history lesson and great video 😁
What an interesting story. Thanks for sharing ☺️.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great video. There is so much history in the Gold country.
There sure is! Thanks for watching and commenting! What part of the world are you living in?
Great video jeff!! When you guys get around to going to Hornitos, look for Ritchie, he runs the bar up there and has pretty good knowledge on the history of Hornitos as well....
That was a AWESOME video that you guys did..I love learning about history like this!!..Thanks!!
Great to hear! We enjoy being able to tell stories that have long since been forgotten!
@@jbenziggy do you guys have a facebook page too??
@@horrorfanrikki7993 yes we do!
Big Oak Flat, was named after a colossal California White Valley Oak (Quercus Lobata{?}) that grew in the exact center of that town. It may have been the hugest Champion Oak of all time. It was said to have had a diameter of more than 10'; about 40' up until the lowest limb, and a crown about 150' tall and a crown diameter of about 200'! So, the crown coverage was at least a quarter acre.
Second Garrote sits in Second Garrote Basin, and is what I consider to be a geographical/terrain/topographical curiosity. The ridge that almost encircles it, is in a perfect semicircle/amphitheatre rise, perhaps 800' above encircles from West, dipping South, running East, finally running Northeast, and there's really not much variation to its elevation. It's on the Tuolumne Drainage portion of the plateau that CA-120 travels upon, for most of its traverse, until one reaches Hardin Flat. Actually, the 120 meanders from watershed to watershed, staring out in the Stanislaus at Oakdale, ascends the first subtle grade where it meanders back and forth between the Tuolumne and Merced watersheds, until the Tioga Pass.
Placerville councilmen don't agree with the history of our town. They bow down to the whiners and criers that love to keep racism going. The hangman's tree's of the gold rush was a matter of keeping law and order. Great video as always.
Heart episode Jeff. Very interesting. Remember, gold is where you find it!
loved that video...thank you
Another great video of times gone by.
Wow, that was a pretty cool history lesson, loved it! We have a house in Groveland and have hiked around quite a bit, it’s amazing what you can come across sometimes, like old foundations of rocks and artifacts, I still have a metal mortal and pestol I found up there, really old! Thanks for the episode
Very cool! Thanks for watching! We are working on another Groveland video and one on Big Oak Flat too!
Could you do more Tuolumne county? My husband is 6th generation and we love your videos.
Another exceptional video. Thanks Jeff and Sarah. We truly miss our California home. Your videos are a gift to us! I was sitting here watching and looking at my placer gold ring I got in Coarsegold many years ago. Thank you! ♥️
Where did you guys flee California to? Lol
@@jbenziggy Tennessee
@@jbenziggy our hearts break for California
@@melindagordonbeck8958 beautiful place. I had a great uncle who lived in the Portland and Gallatin area where we stayed the summer of 1975! Fond memories there!
@@jbenziggy yes! We aren’t far from Portland! We love it here. It’s not the Central San Joaquin but it’ll do. We’re retired now so we spend a lot of time exploring Civil War history here! Also Daniel Boone in Kentucky, Lincoln and just visited Cumberland Gap National Park in May.
great story. I have been through Groveland a number of times and have never heard of second Garrotte. Will have to visit this spot now. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it, Greg!
Groveland was called before it's present name Garrote by Mexican miners a Mexican mining camp
@@davidortega357 thanks for this information.
Woodpeckers make the holes and then store the acorns. They actually rotate them.
Interesting place but I couldn't imagine actually parking and RVing in that dry ,hot place unless there were ghosts involved at night or something. Loved the pics of your grandpa. Great memories to have.
Yes I agree with you. I can think of better places to camp other than that dry very hot place.
I loved the evidence of the Acorn Woodpeckers . The are wonderful birds . This was a wonderful video. Very interesting. Thankyou History Hunters 🤩❤🤩
Very destructive birds when they pepper your house with holes….
Another awesome video Jeff. That tree looks barely hanging in there. In Oklahoma one good gust of wind and thatvtreecwould be toast.
You have great videos this is so interesting about mining towns 👍
Thanks Lucile! We appreciate the nice words and watching!
Seeing what remains of the old hanging tree brought back memories of the closing scene from the movie _Ride Lonesome_ where the 'old hanging tree' the movie was centered around is burning down.
Interesting story. Thanks
Crazy how many times ive passed that tree and didn't even know. I used to work in Yosemite and would take the yarts back home on the weekends.
Interesting to learn about the acorn woodpeckers 👍
Love History, great stories.
Glad you like them!
Thanks for another great video Jeff . Looks like they are chaining that tree up to keep it from being used as firewood :)
I got to thinking that maybe they moved this stump of a tree back away from the road. Old photos show it closer. At any rate I’m glad part of it is still there.
Very interesting episode. Great research.
Thanks friends. We didn’t mention how hot it was that weekend!
Very enjoyable thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!!