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Davey Crockett
as portrayed by Jeff Germann
August 17, 1786 - Born in a small cabin on the banks of the Nolichucky River, in Greene County, Tennessee
His motto was, "Be always sure you are right, then go ahead."
March 6, 1836 - Col Crockett dies along with about 149 others as The Alamo falls in a predawn assault to Santa Anna
"Davy Crockett, Pioneer, Patriot, Soldier, Trapper, Explorer, State Legislator, Congressman,
Martyred at The Alamo.
1786 - 1836"
Inscription on Crockett's Tombstone
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Col. Crockett's Online Almanac
I leave this rule for others when I'm dead
Be always sure you're right, then Go Ahead!
Writings about Davy Crockett
A "sockdolager" is a knock-down blow. This is a newspaper reporter's
captivating story of his unforgettable encounter with the old "Bear Hunter" from
Tennessee. From The Life of Colonel David Crockett, by Edward S. Ellis (Philadelphia:
Porter & Coates, 1884) ... Click Here
Alamo's Heroes Needed Today
From the March 6, 2001, "Food For Thought" By Chuck Baldwin
Copyright & copy; 2001, Chuck Baldwin, used with permission
When you awoke this morning, did you say a word of thanks for those 186
brave men who died at the Alamo? It was on this date in 1836 that men like
Davy Crockett... ... Continue
Crockett Sightings
Col. Crockett and wife Polly Crockett
Jeff and Laura Germann 
Col. Crockett and Gen. Washington visit a local Rendezvous ... Continue
Col. Crockett and wife Polly Crockett at the 1860s Lifestyle Exposition at the Gray Campbell Farmstead in Nathanael Greene Park
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