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The
David Crockett Memorial Building in Crockett
Old
Photo Restored By Billie Bennett |
Crockett
- David Crockett Memorial Building
Dedicated to the memory of David Crockett and situated in the center of a sixty-acre
city park, the David Crockett Memorial Building received additional funds from
the City of Crockett, and the
women's clubs, who used the building as their meeting place. The balcony provided
a public library and museum, sponsored by the affiliated women's clubs. A plaque
briefly outlines the life of David Crockett: |
David
Crockett
Born in Tennessee
August 17, 1786
Participated in the
Creek Indian Campaign, 1813-1814
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives,
1821-1823
United States Congressman from Tennessee
1827-1831 and 1833-1835
Arrived in Texas in January 1836
Died a hero in the Alamo
March
6, 1836
“Be sure you are right, then go ahead” |
David
Crockett Memorial Building Marker
1943 photo courtesy Billie Bennett 1943 |
Only the plaque remains.
Nobody seems to know when or why the building was torn down.
The park
is between 9th and 10th Streets, south of East Bowie Street (Hwy 287)
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David
Crockett Memorial Park Site in Crockett
Photo
courtesy Clayton Starr, 2008 |
Reflecting
Pool
1943 photo courtesy Billie Bennett |
| 1943
photo courtesy Billie Bennett |
Texas Centennial - Community Center - David Crockett Memorial Building,
From
"Monuments Commemorating the Centenary of Texas Independence", State of Texas,
1938 |
Close
up view of David Crockett Memorial Park Marker
Photo courtesy Clayton Starr,
2008 | |
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