Who was Davy Crockett and what made him important?

Davy Crockett. Immortalized by Walt Disney in the movies, the real man was pretty incredible. He was a well known hunter, trapper, and frontiersman in his home region of east Tennessee. read more

Crockett is a great Texan hero. The town of Crockett, Texas, is named after him, as is Crockett County in Tennessee and Fort Crockett on Galveston Island. There are many schools, parks and landmarks named for him as well. The character of Crockett has appeared in countless films and TV shows. read more

Famed as a frontiersman, folk hero, congressman and Alamo defender, Davy Crockett was one of the most celebrated and mythologized figures in American history. Crockett’s biographers often say there were actually two Crocketts: David, the frontiersman and congressman martyred at the Alamo, and Davy, the larger-than-life folk hero whose exploits were glorified in several books and a series of almanacs. read more