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Hanging Oak

Comanche, Comanche County

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

Marker Details

Address
Location Description Comanche County Museum, W. city limits, on Moorman Road, .2 mile west of intersection with Hilcrest, Comanche.
Marker # 2359
Dedicated 1967
Size, Type 12" x 15" Tree Marker
Code Botany; outlaws
Latitude, Longitude 31.910261, -98.60202

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