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A giant elm with branches spreading nearly 100 feet grew here on the bank of Spring Branch. During the Civil War it shaded Fort Blair's mess kitchen, and later it became infamous as a site of vigilante justice. At one time, as many as seven horse thieves were hanged from the tree. The old tree died and was cut down in the 1950's.
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Baxter Springs, Kansas · United States
