Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett, the celebrated hero, warrior and backwoods statesman, was born August 17, 1786 in a small cabin on the banks of the romantic Nolichucky River, near the mouth of Limestone Creek, which today lies about three and a half miles off 11-E Highway near Limestone, Tennessee.

Everyone knows that Davy Crockett died defending the Alamo but did you know.

1. Davy Crockett only had 6 months of formal schooling.





2. He was commander of a battalion in the Creek Indian War in 1813-1814.





3. He was a member of the Tennessee legislature in 1821-1822 and again in 1823-1824, and of the twentieth Congress of the United States in the years 1827-1829, in the twenty-first Congress, 1829-1831 and again, in the twenty-third Congress, 1833-1835.





4. He was 50 years old when he died at the Alamo.





5. In 1955, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" was the No. 1 song in the nation for weeks, and sales of Davy Crockett items grossed $100 million. Coonskin caps were worn not only by young boys, but also by adults like presidential candidate Estes Kefauver, who sported one at numerous public appearances.

Lesson plans on David Crockett can be found at EDSITEment.