The last public hanging in the state of Florida was here in panhandle’s Okaloosa county early 1900’s.
Newspaper report of the day said it was like a carnival atmosphere, people bringing picnic lunches on blankets on the courthouse grounds. People came from many miles around for the spectacle, brought their children and had a good time.........................
And the kiddies all went home with a lesson in what could happen if you did horrid criminal acts. We were a much more civilized country in those days.