Second Garrotte (also spelled Garrote) is a ghost town located near Groveland in Tuolumne County, California originally settled during the California Gold Rush.

[5] Certain contemporary accounts from miners and settlers in the area suggest only two men were hung at Second Garrotte, a pair of thieves caught stealing gold dust from a sluice box.

John Chaffee and Jason Chamberlain, early settlers at Second Garrotte who owned the property on which the hanging tree stood, denied any hangings took place.

[6] The historical location of Second Garrote is at 20450 Old State Route 120, 2.4 miles Southeast of Groveland.

The marker was placed there by the California Centennials Commission working with Charles G. Hall Post No.