The noose is gone in Placerville! Huge

[Dirtdude]

The logo for the city of Placerville has included a noose since the 1970s to highlight the history of the town that included a nickname Old Hangtown. Since the horizontal lynching of George Floyd, the noose has riled this small foothill community. Thanks to the tireless effort of the local BLM group, the city council voted unanimously to remove the noose from any display associated with the city

Mind you, Placerville is a small town in a very right wing area of California. This, I believe, is an indication that the tide has decidedly turned.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/14/us/hangtown-remove-noose-logo-trnd/index.html

[niyad]

1. Thank you, Placerville. I was there a number of times, did not know its history.

[Squeaky41]

2. Lost the Noose

Yay!

I liver here in the former Hangtown.

Maybe now Gold Pan City.

[cally]

6. Do you describe it as a right wing area?

I’ve just moved to Folsom from the Bay Area so local political slants difficult to determine. I thought all the foothills was mixed politically.

[Dirtdude]

9. Placerville went for Biden

But the county is red. Lots of pressure from the local proud boy types to keep the noose. I’m so happy the vote was unanimous.

[barbtries]

3. it's disgusting

that it lasted until 2021.

[msfiddlestix]

4. I had no idea Placerville had this association

I've never been there I don't think. Though I might have driven "by" in a manner of speaking, on the way to Grass Valley and onward to Nevada City. Always driving through Auburn, seems like Placerville was somehow nearby.

Yeah, I know, Deep Red Territory, but wow.

[Beatlelvr]

5. I love the Pine Street Cafe

In Grass Valley

[msfiddlestix]

15. Might have been there, is close to downtown?

[Brother Buzz]

10. Ever heard of the Hangtown fry?

It originated in Placerville when a genius entrepreneur had oysters shipped up into the mining district.

[msfiddlestix]

12. whoa. I had not heard of that.

Did a concert tour and one of our gigs was in Grass Valley back in '99, we stayed in a Hotel somewhere close to downtown.. if I remember right. Never saw anything like on our menu. But actually, to be honest, I'm not sure if I had seen it, I would have understood it as anything but kind of hick like. If I were there now, and I saw that, I'd be acutely aware of the meaning.

[Squeaky41]

7. Placerville Focus

We love Powell's Steamer Restaurant which is near Hangtown Noose House.

[Dirtdude]

8. We do have a fair amount of decent restaurants.

Slow recovery from COVID though. We will see how things shakeout.

[Celerity]

11. this is still there though

[Dirtdude]

13. Yes. Yes it is.

Owner is very conservative.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

14. That is so awful

Glad it's gone. I'd say get rid of that hangtown moniker too.

I am sure they can find a better thing thier town can be known for than that.