In the town of Wickenburg inwards Arizona , at that spot is a 200-year erstwhile mesquite tree that according to legend , served equally the town’s “hoosegow” betwixt 1863 until 1890 , when the town lastly got itself a existent jailhouse. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 town built upon a booming golden mine , Wickenburg , equally the even goes , had everything except a church building in addition to a jail. So when whatever criminal was apprehended , they were sentenced to the tree in addition to chained at that spot until a sheriff from Phoenix could larn downward to Wickenburg to collect them. This could guide keep anywhere from 2 to v days.
Today , the Jail Tree is i of many tourist attraction inwards this historic mining town. There is a life sized sculpture of a morose prisoner tethered to the tree yesteryear a heavy rusty chain. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 sign nearly the tree explains the significance of the tree piece proudly proclaims that at that spot were no escapees.
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One adult woman who claims to guide keep been a resident of Wickenburg inwards the early on 1930s , nonetheless , disagrees. She wrote inwards an e-mail , which straight off published on a website , that the Jail Tree is merely a fable , told to kids yesteryear their parents to scare in addition to dependent them.
Photo credit: Hubert J./Panoramio
Photo credit: J.gumby.BOURRET/Panoramio
Sources: WeirdUS / www.wickenburg-az.com