Hangman’s Tree

07.23.2005 | 8:19 pm | Louisiana, New Orleans, United States

During the antebellum period, a slave was caught in the heat of passion with a white female. Consequently, he was taken to an oak tree near Lake Pontchartrain and hanged. If one goes there late at night, he will hear the snapping of the rope and will see a shadow swinging back and forth against the tree.

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  1. Where is this tree located?

    Comment by Paul | 11.2.2005 | 7:04 pm

  2. so what i don’t about little things like that.i like diffrent and more scary things

    Comment by nikky benze | 11.22.2005 | 1:41 pm

  3. The tree is located on the street side of the levee that runs along Bayou St. John. It faces Beauregard Ave between Robert E. Lee Blvd. and the Lakeshore Dr. in Lakeview, the Spanish Fort subdivision. The fort ruins are still there after Hurricane Katrina. The Spanish Fort area begins across the street from the northeast corner of City Park.

    Comment by Alexa | 02.19.2006 | 6:14 am

  4. i **** on the tree with **** sausage on my face….blukenhower

    Comment by tim | 03.3.2006 | 2:34 pm

  5. good for you tim!way to sound like *******!besides I bet you don’t even know German!

    Comment by marie | 03.17.2006 | 9:01 pm

  6. ahh this is so scary………NOT!!

    Comment by bai | 05.30.2006 | 5:13 pm

  7. I know the area you refer to, Alexa, but I’d always heard it was in City Park (which is a mere stone’s throw from where you cite).

    Comment by Fin Mu | 06.15.2006 | 2:10 pm

  8. I know the tree that by the old Spanish Fort that Alexa is referring to. When looked at from a specific angle, it looks like a man hanging, but when you see it from a frontal position, you can see that it is only a limb. I’ve never heard any sounds of a rope snapping or any shadow swinging back and forth. When looked at from the right angle, it does give you the creeps and the vibe of someone hanging from the tree. It’s worth checking out if you’re in the area. I’ve taken various people there to see it and they all agreed that it is a spooky scene.

    Comment by Najja | 06.18.2006 | 9:58 am

  9. My father hanged himself on a tree to, one day in a year you see him swinging in the tree an that day is the day he married with my mom

    Comment by Nate | 07.25.2006 | 6:38 pm

  10. nate proove u r beligen

    Comment by angel | 08.15.2006 | 1:47 pm

  11. Nate.. what are you sayin ? Sorry but I don’t believe your story Nate

    Comment by Carol | 09.10.2006 | 6:35 am

  12. why does da blk man gotta die

    Comment by carmen | 09.14.2006 | 2:09 pm

  13. the black mans gotta die cuz there shouldnt b mixed babies in the world

    Comment by Kaitlyn | 09.19.2006 | 10:02 am

  14. Kaitlyn, you are obviously in the dark of the present relationships between black and white people. It’s everyone else’s choice if they choose to be with different races of people. You should really consider the idea of interracial relationships. You are probably related to someone BBLLAACCKK along the line.

    Comment by poofy pants | 09.19.2006 | 5:08 pm

  15. i got a tree.. WHATS UP WIT DAT????

    Comment by kensie | 09.25.2006 | 3:16 pm

  16. i went to this tree with my best friend and her sister and we heard a rope snap!!!!we ran to the car

    Comment by chelsea | 10.1.2006 | 8:18 pm

  17. dude chelsie I soo agree with you I saw that shadow at 11:30 P.m. And it actually looked like my dad. But who gives a **** about hangin a poor man. Cause I have a tree and and I have always wished to hang my sister. But god Damnit I cant. Why we gotta have soo much rules?

    Comment by adrian | 01.16.2007 | 12:01 am

  18. Kaitlyn what you said was very mean and the person who commented after you was right you may never know who’s blood line runs in your famliy.

    i cant judge this tree since i havent been to it though i have heard of it many times, the only difference is that i heard it was right in front of Ellerbe.

    Comment by ~*StarIsland*~ | 01.24.2007 | 5:59 pm

  19. Wow how beautiful. And yes I am a *******! But really who cares?

    Comment by adrian | 02.3.2007 | 10:37 pm

  20. ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww thats cool!!!!!!

    Comment by kera dupre | 02.13.2007 | 11:01 am

  21. Hey I’m back. And well I tried to get away to see the tree again. But my mom just had to go. So we goin there and when we get there we gotta wait for about 10 min before a shadow comes. And this time it was the shape of my mom. And then da next day she ends up fallin off the bed and then cracks up.Ha HA I still laugh bout dat. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Bye yah peeps

    Comment by adrian | 02.26.2007 | 12:23 am

  22. K dat was soo funny what I said before and I just wanna saye dat I may be fucked up in my brain but I got dem points in my hed. Wow I dont know wat I says cause i’m from new york

    Bye Yah peeps

    Comment by adrian | 02.26.2007 | 12:26 am

  23. KAITLYN YOU SHOULD BE HANG ON THAT TREE JUST FOR SAYING THAT STUPID COMMENT. I DONT THING THERE IS ANYONE IN THE WORLD THAT A FULL RACE. EVERYONE IS MIXED.

    Comment by IVAN | 03.1.2007 | 2:41 am

  24. I’ve been to the tree I didn’t find anything weird with it but then again being raised in St. Bernard parish little seems weird anymore :/….That was pretty wrong of you to say. I can understand the problem with mixed babies BECAUSE they’re rarely excepted, it’s hard for them to fit in with one race. Or atleast that’s how it used to be. Now a days it’s a lot more normal than the old days. The only reason I wouldn’t is in fear that it would affect my baby emotionally. I see nothing wrong with interracial relationships. :) _Bunny

    Comment by bunny | 03.8.2007 | 4:07 pm

  25. i think i kow where this tree is but can anyone tell exactly?

    Comment by justine | 06.27.2007 | 3:21 pm

  26. I dont like Kaitlyn whatever her name is because im black now i wanna fight her

    Comment by Janeque | 07.6.2007 | 7:08 pm

  27. I live in New Orleans. Half of the haunting stories are purely for tourism.

    Comment by Haley | 08.11.2007 | 1:22 am

  28. Back in the day - in that time era - it was dangerous taboo to be with a person of a different color- everything was so racial and people were murdered for thier actions back then (Hanging, beaten to death, etc.) This is a believeable story historical wise- but I have not seen this tree.

    Comment by loco | 08.22.2007 | 12:43 pm

  29. no weirdos

    Comment by Me Me | 10.14.2007 | 1:10 pm

  30. Yeaaa he was gettin it in aint nothin wrong wit a little bump bump to bad he had to die from it ay but guess what i just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance

    Comment by Mc Nugget | 10.26.2007 | 1:36 pm

  31. SAINTS SUCK

    Comment by gay fag | 11.1.2007 | 8:19 am

  32. u guys r full of **** my friends poop story is beast

    Comment by chase | 11.20.2007 | 5:40 pm

  33. kaitlyn is right. dat nigger shouldnt be messing wit a white woman. the rest of them should get hung to

    Comment by travis | 12.24.2007 | 10:55 pm

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