Globe in Pinal County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

The Hanging Tree

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The Hanging Tree Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 3, 2010

1. The Hanging Tree Marker

Inscription. From a Sycamore near this spot, L.V. Grime and C.B. Hawley were lynched on Aug. 24, 1882 for the hold up – murder of Andrew Hall, Wells Fargo Packer, and Dr. S.T. Vail. The culprits had a fair hearing before JP Allen on Wednesday eve, and at 2 AM Thursday on a clear night they were hanged. Saloons were closed and it was an orderly lynching.

Erected by City of Globe, Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Assn., Econ. Dev. Corp., Vigilantes and Paul Damron Funeral Homes, Miles-Damron Chapel.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the Historic Trees series list. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1846.

Location. 33° 23.947′ N, 110° 47.325′ W. Marker is in Globe, Arizona, in Pinal County. It is on North Broad Street 0.1 miles south of Hackney Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Globe AZ 85501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert,

in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area,

in the San Carlos Apache Nation,

and specifically in the Tohono O’odham Nation.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: From Globe to Governor (within shouting distance of this marker); International House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); City of Globe (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cobre Valley Center for the Arts (approx.

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0.2 miles away); In Honor of John W. Wentworth (approx. ¼ mile away); Amster Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Hon. George W. P. Hunt (approx. ¼ mile away); St. John's Espiscopal Church (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Globe.

Also see . . . Two Road Agents Lynched; The Story of the Double Murder in Arizona. A New York Times article published August 26, 1887. (Submitted on August 6, 2010.)

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 3, 2010

2. The Hanging Tree Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 3, 2010

3. The Hanging Tree Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 4,111 times since then and 138 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.