page_title: Davy Crockett
section_title: Namesakes
hierarchical_section_title: Davy Crockett / Legacy / Namesakes
caption_attribution_description: English: This photograph is of the town square in Lawrenceburg, TN with a statue of David Crockett in the center.
context_page_description: David Crockett was an American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the Texas Revolution.
  Crockett grew up in East Tennessee, where he gained a reputation for hunting and storytelling. He was made a colonel in the militia of Lawrence County, Tennessee and was elected to the Tennessee state legislature in 1821. In 1827, he was elected to the U.S. Congress where he vehemently opposed many of the policies of President Andrew Jackson, especially the Indian Removal Act. Crockett's opposition to Jackson's policies led to his defeat in the 1831 elections. He was re-elected in 1833, then narrowly lost in 1835, prompting his angry departure to Texas shortly thereafter. In early 1836, he took part in the Texas Revolution and was "likely" executed at the Battle of the Alamo after being captured by the Mexican Army.
  Crockett became famous during his lifetime for larger-than-life exploits popularized by stage plays and almanacs. After his death, he continued to be credited with acts of mythical proportion.
context_section_description: Tennessee
  Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park, Greene County
  David Crockett State Park, Lawrence County
  Crockett County, Tennessee; its county seat is Alamo
  David Crockett High School, Jonesborough
  Texas
  Crockett County
  Crockett, Texas, Houston County
  Crockett High School, Austin independent school District
  Davy Crockett Lake, Fannin County
  Davy Crockett Loop, Prairies and Pineywoods Wildlife Trail – East
  Crockett Middle School, Amarillo
  Davy Crockett National Forest, Angelina County
  Davy Crockett School, Dallas independent school District
  Crockett Elementary School, Abilene independent school District, Abilene, Texas, (closed 2002.)
  Crockett Street, a major thoroughfare in Downtown San Antonio
  Fort Crockett, Galveston County
  Miscellaneous
  M28 Davy Crockett Weapon System: a small Nuclear weapons system, the smallest developed by the U.S. which could be fired from a light vehicle, or from a tripod mounted launcher.
  Crockett park north of downtown San Antonio
caption: Col. Crockett statue, Lawrenceburg Public Square
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