David Crocket Home - Lawrenceville, TN
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N 35° 14.339 W 087° 20.124
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He was never known as "Davy" until Disney Corp re-wrote his life. He hated "Davy" and wanted to be called David.
Waymark Code: WM18TV1
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/26/2023
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County of home: Lawrence County
Location of home: S. Military Ave, at Crockett's Log Cabin, Lawrenceburg
Marker erected by: Tennessee Historical Commission
The Person:
David Crockett was a pioneer, soldier, politician, and industrialist. He was born near the little town of Limestone in northeast Tennessee in 1786. In 1817, he moved to Lawrence County and served as a justice of the peace, a colonel of the militia, and a state representative. Along the banks of Shoal Creek, he established a diversified industry consisting of a powdermill, a gristmill, and a distillery in what is now his namesake park. All three operations were washed away in a flood in September 1821. Financial difficulties from this loss caused Crockett to move to West Tennessee, where he was elected to Congress. While in Washington, he fought for his people’s right to keep land they had settled on in the new frontier of West Tennessee. Crockett died at the Alamo Mission in March of 1836 while aiding the Texans fighting for independence from Mexico." ~ Tennessee State Parks
A time line of his life, and a history of his life as posted within his log cabin: David Crockett
Marker Text on site: David Crockett's Home
Here David Crockett lived from 1817 to 1822. He was one of the commissioners who laid out the county and selected the site of Lawrenceburg, a colonel in the militia, Justice of the Peace, member of the legislature, and operator of several industries on Shoal Creek during his residence here.
The Place:
Built in a replica of David Crockett's office, the museum features scrapbooks, memorabilia and clothing and artifacts of the type used by Crockett. Some of the artifacts once belonged to him.
This is a typical one room log cabin. In this case is was used as his office, but homes of that time frame were the same, one room, often with fireplace, and mud or plaster between the logs to stop the draughts.