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Hangtown
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English
Etymology
en :af hang town 1 +
Proper noun
en historical or colloquial en Placerville city/county seat co/El Dorado County s/California c/US.
en Rachel Trent City known as Hangtown votes to remove noose from its logo w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/14/us/hangtown-remove-noose-logo-trnd 2021-04-14 The city of Placerville, California, also known as Hangtown, is losing the noose on its logo. After an impromptu citizens’ jury agreed to hang a man accused of a crime, the town became known as Hangtown. It took on the name Placerville in 1854. https://web.archive.org/web/20221206151733/https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/14/us/hangtown-remove-noose-logo-trnd/
Derived terms
en Hangtown fry