title: Hitching post
text: # Hitching post
  
  A hitching post is a post to which a horse (or other animal) may be tethered to prevent it from straying. The term can also refer to:
  
  * The "hitching post", a contentious punishment in the case of Hope v. Pelzer
  * The Hitching Post, a steakhouse restaurant
  * The Hitching Post, a pub in Ballycogley
  * The Hitching Post, a student publication of Wilson High School (Los Angeles, California)
  * The Hitching Post, a student publication of Marlboro High School
  * Hitching Post Plaza in Perinton, New York
  * Hitching Post Hill (Hyattsville, Maryland), a historic building in Hyattsville, Prince George's County, Maryland
  * Hitchin' Posts, a lost 1920 drama film directed by John Ford
  