LAST HANGING IN WEST VIRGINIA 16 December 1897 a real event commemorated in a song by T. Hall, recorded by Flatt and Scruggs. The December date is mentioned at the end of the song. I posted the lyrics and links to youtube today in a long Mudcat discussion thread Songs about capital punishmentThe Last Public Hanging in West Virginia - Flatt & Scruggs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFjDC4EvVdg