Tanner was married to the owner of The Hitching Post. Both men were chained to the hitching post. Her first client was making wine for The Hitching Post. The observation level featured a lounge/restaurant called the "Hitching Post". In 1995, Alabama's prisons employed chain gangs and the hitching post. He also owned a small string of movie showhouses, called the Hitching Post. The Hitching Post II was opened in 1986 in Buellton, California. "The Hitching Post" is a bi-monthly publication by Wilson's Journalism class. This location features a horse hitching post, allowing customers to visit Flying Star on horseback. To the front of the building, an early cast iron hitching post has been retained.