City known as Hangtown votes to remove noose from its logo
WEBApr 14, 2021 · The city of Placerville, California, also known as Hangtown, is losing the noose on its logo. The logo, which the city manager believes is only about 40 years old, depicts a miner and a noose...
Placerville is keeping the nickname ‘Hangtown’ after removing …
WEBApr 30, 2021 · Two weeks after Placerville opted to nix a noose depicted on its city logo, officials affirmed that the area’s Gold Rush-era name, “Hangtown,” won’t be going anywhere.
Placerville, California - Wikipedia
WEBPlacerville's logo featured a hangman's noose, in reference to the town's history as "Hangtown", until 2021, when the town council voted to remove it. [11][20] An earlier proposal to redesign the logo had been rejected in …
A Gold Rush Town Removes a Noose From Its Logo
WEBApr 15, 2021 · This week the past caught up with the present in the town, now known as Placerville, when the City Council voted to remove the image of a noose tied to a tree branch from its official logo. The...
Placerville, which removed a noose from its city logo, is ... - SFGATE
WEBApr 14, 2021 · The city of Placerville’s official logo was intended to tout its legacy of gold mining down the American River. But it also shows a noose, a deeply troubling sight that carries a separate...
Placerville drops noose on city logo after months of debate - Los ...
WEBApr 14, 2021 · “Old Hangtown” boasts the logo of Placerville, Calif. — a reference to its Gold Rush-era moniker. The Northern California city has been embroiled in a debate for nearly a year over whether to...
Essential California: Placerville nixes noose from city logo
WEBApr 15, 2021 · In the heart of California’s Gold Country, debate has seethed in Placerville for nearly a year over the presence of a macabre symbol in the background of the city’s official logo.
Placerville City Council votes unanimously to remove noose from logo
WEBApr 14, 2021 · Placerville City Council voted unanimously to change its logo, which depicts a gold miner panning for gold as a noose swings from a tree.
Placerville logo with noose design up for debate at city council ...
WEBJul 14, 2020 · Placerville City Council will be examining a potential redesign of their city logo, which has an image of a miner panning for gold and a noose hanging from a tree.
Residents react to Placerville removing noose from town logo - abc10…
WEBApr 15, 2021 · PLACERVILLE, Calif. — Residents of Placerville reacted Wednesday to a unanimous city council vote to remove the noose depicted in its "Hangtown" city logo.