A tree where several pirates supposedly lost their lives is the centerpiece of a popular bar in Key West, Florida. Here's ...

So when I heard from historian Art Boudreault about a hanging tree in the Almaden Quicksilver County Park south of town, I had to see it, however ghoulish it made me feel.

The drawing depicts a Ku Klux Klansman hanging from a tree with a US flag dangling from his hand. The tree has a heart carved in the middle of the truck with "Thiebaud" carved underneath. A bird's ...