Editing Gate, Oklahoma (section)

===Hangman's Tree===
The area was a part of "No Man's Land" or the [[Oklahoma Panhandle]], where no laws from other states could reach. Outlaws could commit crimes in [[Kansas]] or [[Texas]], ride across the border and live protected from the laws. Violence, claim jumping, and thieving forced the honest settlers to form vigilance committees. Gate and Neutral City (located approximately five miles west) had carved a niche in badman history with hot lead. Low regard for property and human life was rampant across this lawless land. Between Gate and Neutral City, (the most wicked towns in No Man's Land) three trees grew, one of which had a low hanging branch. This branch was used in rendering the "hanging" punishment. The tree measured 15&nbsp;ft. in circumference, is approximately 40&nbsp;ft. tall, There is no record of how many were hanged on the tree but one man said he witnessed three of them at once. The accused was in place with a rope around his neck when one of the men drew a line in the sand with the heel of his boot stating "If anyone objects let him step across the line." One man by the name of G. C. (Nease Maphet) stepped across the line.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=A History of Beaver County, Vol. 2 (Beaver, Okla.: Beaver County Historical Society, Inc., 1971).|publisher=Beaver Co. Historical Soc, Inc.|year=1971|location=Beaver, OK|pages=147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bvrcowchipnews.com/history_news.htm|title=History News|website=www.bvrcowchipnews.com|access-date=December 30, 2017}}</ref>