Here are some interesting things to know about the all-American frontiersman from East Tennessee. Crockett was born Aug. 17, 1786. Most people know him as “Davy,” but by all accounts ...

David Crockett State Park was established in Lawrence County, Tennessee where he lived for a time. In Texas, the frontiersman is also the namesake for the Davy Crockett National Forest.

By the time the frontiersman gets back to the family ... Throughout much of “The Ballad of Davy Crockett,” it’s hard to shake the impression that an hour’s worth of plot has been padded ...

Davy Crockett is fondly remembered as the king of the wild frontier, a principled politician, and the last defender of the Alamo. But the truth about this frontiersman is a lot more complicated ...

In the 19th century, as the country was expanding its borders at the behest of manifest destiny, many were fascinated by Davy Crockett. Crockett, a frontiersman from Tennessee who not only had his ...

This youthful obsession that swept the United States and the United Kingdom was inspired by the fur headgear worn by actor Fess Parker as Davy Crockett, the fabled 19 th-century frontiersman, in a ...

Country music singer Charley Crockett was born and raised in Texas, grew up in a single-wide trailer with his mom and says his family lineage traces all the way back to the frontiersman Davy Crockett.

The state is also known for important historical figures, including the “King of the Wild Frontier”: David “Davy” Crockett. One of the most famous Tennesseans, Crockett cemented his legacy ...