Drivers traveling along Uschak Road in Derry Township pass a rather eye-catching landmark as they near the road’s northern terminus. A gallows pole — a wooden scaffold with an elevated beam and a ...

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Renaissance-era gallows and executed remains were discovered beneath Grenoble's Boulevard de l’Esplanade. The site operated from 1544-1547, publicly displaying bodies for humiliation and deterrence.