"that a single Davy Crockett could replace 40–50 salvos of a whole divisional artillery park – allowing the funds and troops normally needed for this artillery to be invested into further troops, or not having to be spent at all. US NATO commanders strongly opposed Strauss's ideas, as they would have made the use of tactical nuclear weapons almost mandatory in case of war, further reducing the ability of NATO to defend itself without resorting to atomic weapons. The following museums have a Davy Crockett casing in their collection: Davy Crockett (nuclear device) The M-28 or M-29 Davy Crockett Weapon"
"by the Hamblen County chapter of the Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities. Crockett Tavern Museum The Crockett Tavern Museum is a history museum in Morristown, Tennessee, that commemorates the American folk hero David ""Davy"" Crockett. The museum was started in 1955, when a popular craze over the legacy of Davy Crockett was at its peak, and opened in 1958. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in December 2013. The museum's main building is a log cabin structure built in the 1950s as a representation of the tavern that Davy Crockett's father, John Crockett, established"
"for Independence, Crockett fought along with the Overmountain Men from west of the Appalachians. The Overmountain Men often crossed the mountains to face the British in the war's southern campaign. Crockett fought at the Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780, a major victory for the colonists. A respected man in the area, Crockett later became a magistrate, a farmer, and an unsuccessful land speculator. The family lived in what is now Greene County, Tennessee, close to the Nolichucky River and near the community of Limestone. It was here, at a location now commemorated as Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park, that"
"often attributed to Crockett brazen acts of mythical proportion— Crockett grew to become one of the most well-known folk heroes in American history. The Nolichucky River flows westward from its source in the Unaka Mountains and slices a scenic valley through the low hills of Washington County, Greene County, and Jefferson County before emptying into the Douglas Lake impoundment of the French Broad River near Newport. Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park is centered on Crockett's traditional birthplace at the junction of the Nolichucky and Big Limestone Creek, which joins the Nolichucky at just over above the river's mouth. Almost immediately"
"Crockett Tavern Museum The Crockett Tavern Museum is a history museum in Morristown, Tennessee, that commemorates the American folk hero David ""Davy"" Crockett. The museum was started in 1955, when a popular craze over the legacy of Davy Crockett was at its peak, and opened in 1958. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in December 2013. The museum's main building is a log cabin structure built in the 1950s as a representation of the tavern that Davy Crockett's father, John Crockett, established in 1794 at the approximate location of the modern museum. The museum is operated"
"David ""Davy"" Crockett was born in 1786. He was the fifth of the nine Crockett children, and was named for his grandfather. At the time of his birth, the area was part of the autonomous State of Franklin. In 1788, Crockett was justice of the court when a young Andrew Jackson received his law license according to some genealogies. After a flood destroyed their house, the Crocketts moved to the Morristown, Tennessee area (1792) and built a tavern on a newly constructed stage road between Abingdon, Virginia and Knoxville, Tennessee. The Crockett Tavern Museum now stands on the site, housed"
"Crockett was born Aug 17 1786."" In the 1950s, the Davy Crockett Birthplace Association used the logs from the Stonecypher cabin to build the Crockett cabin replica. The inscribed footstone was placed in front of the cabin replica, where it remains today. Since the Crockett cabin's original design was unknown, the DCBA modeled the cabin after a late 18th-century log cabin located elsewhere in Greene County at the time. In 1967, the Limestone Ruritan Club placed a large, round monument near the replica cabin. The monument wall contains the names of all 50 U.S. states engraved in stone native to"
"volume 2, where Crockett fights for Emperor Napoleon I of Louisiana in a conflict analogous to the War of 1812. Columbia Features syndicated a comic strip, ""Davy Crockett, Frontiersman"", from June 20, 1955 until 1959. Stories were by France Herron and the artwork was ghosted in early 1956 by Jack Kirby. Numerous books have been written about David Crockett, including the first one that bears his name as its author. Davy Crockett David ""Davy"" Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture"
"Davy Crockett (outlaw) Davy Crockett (1853 - September 30, 1876) was an American outlaw and a relative of the famed frontiersman Davy Crockett. Davy Crockett was born to Andrew Jackson Crockett and Mary Danley in Tennessee, but the family moved to central Texas, where Andrew operated a toll bridge across the Brazos River, when Davy was still a boy. According to differing accounts, Crockett was either a grandson or grandnephew of the better-known Crockett. When he was grown, Crockett went to New Mexico Territory with a friend named Peter Burleson and established a ranch near Cimarron, which at the time"
"his health."" There his condition worsened, and he stayed in Omaha for about six weeks. Ten days before his death doctors amputated one of his limbs. His body was brought back to Ohio and was buried in Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus. Charles C. Walcutt Charles Carroll Walcutt (February 12, 1838 – May 2, 1898) was an American surveyor, soldier, and politician, and a maternal cousin to Davy Crockett. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, in which he was wounded twice. After the war, Walcutt was warden of the Ohio State Penitentiary"
"Davy Crockett (play) Davy Crockett, or Be Sure You're Right, Then Go Ahead is an 1872 American play which became very popular in its time, inspired by the frontiersman of the same name. It was written by Frank Murdoch, and the lead role was played by Frank M. Mayo. Crockett arrives at his home in the woods and learns that ""Little Nell"" (properly named Eleanor Vaughn), his childhood love interest, has returned from abroad, along with her guardian and fiancé. As that group travels to their intended destination at the fiancé's uncle's estate, Crockett offers shelter in hunting hut. The"
"but Crockett killed three of them and escaped. Sometime later, Rinehart and another man ambushed Crockett as he was leaving town and shot him in the back. Davy Crockett (outlaw) Davy Crockett (1853 - September 30, 1876) was an American outlaw and a relative of the famed frontiersman Davy Crockett. Davy Crockett was born to Andrew Jackson Crockett and Mary Danley in Tennessee, but the family moved to central Texas, where Andrew operated a toll bridge across the Brazos River, when Davy was still a boy. According to differing accounts, Crockett was either a grandson or grandnephew of the better-known"
"Murdoch as the writer. Davy Crockett (play) Davy Crockett, or Be Sure You're Right, Then Go Ahead is an 1872 American play which became very popular in its time, inspired by the frontiersman of the same name. It was written by Frank Murdoch, and the lead role was played by Frank M. Mayo. Crockett arrives at his home in the woods and learns that ""Little Nell"" (properly named Eleanor Vaughn), his childhood love interest, has returned from abroad, along with her guardian and fiancé. As that group travels to their intended destination at the fiancé's uncle's estate, Crockett offers shelter"
"north and the Cherokee National Forest to the south. Along the south boundary of the Elmwood Farm, TN-351 gradually ascends to the top of a hill, from which there is a dramatic view of the Bald Mountains spanning the horizon to the south. Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park, the traditional birthplace of frontiersman Davy Crockett, lies along the east bank of the Nolichucky opposite the Crum Farm. Henry Earnest was born Heinrich Ernst in Dattlikon, Switzerland in 1732, and immigrated with his parents to Virginia in the 1740s. After serving with the Virginia militia in the French and Indian War,"
"Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier is a 1955 adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions. It is an edited compilation of the first three episodes of the ""Davy Crockett"" television miniseries, ""Davy Crockett Indian Fighter"", ""Davy Crockett Goes to Congress"", and ""Davy Crockett at the Alamo"", starring Fess Parker as Davy Crockett. Two Tennessee wilderness settlers, Davy Crockett and his best friend Georgie Russell, volunteer to fight with General Andrew Jackson and Major Tobias Norton in the Creek War. They return home after a successful battle, rejoining a year later to"
"Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier is a 1955 adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions. It is an edited compilation of the first three episodes of the ""Davy Crockett"" television miniseries, ""Davy Crockett Indian Fighter"", ""Davy Crockett Goes to Congress"", and ""Davy Crockett at the Alamo"", starring Fess Parker as Davy Crockett. Two Tennessee wilderness settlers, Davy Crockett and his best friend Georgie Russell, volunteer to fight with General Andrew Jackson and Major Tobias Norton in the Creek War. They return home after a successful battle, rejoining a year later to"
"(FMCV) though ""Davy"" Crockett does not mention it in his autobiography. In 1775 or 1780, Crockett married Rebecca Hawkins, from Maryland. In 1776, David Crockett and the growing family moved to the Washington District in what is now the northeastern tip of Tennessee, near Rogersville, Tennessee. In 1777, David Crockett and part of the family were killed in a Chickamauga Cherokee raid, led by Dragging Canoe, at the onset of the Cherokee–American wars. After the attack, the remaining Crocketts sold the property to a new settler in the area, a French Huguenot man, Colonel Thomas Amis. During the American War"
"company developed three episodes on Crockett – ""Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter"", ""Davy Crockett Goes to Congress"", and ""Davy Crockett at the Alamo"" – starring Fess Parker as Crockett. According to historians Randy Roberts and James Olson, ""by the end of the three shows, Fess Parker would be very well known, the power of television would be fully recognized, and Davy Crockett would be the most famous frontiersman in American history."" The shows sparked heated debate, with many questioning whether Crockett was really deserving of the amount of attention that he was receiving. Letter writers also questioned the series' historical accuracy."
"nor totally false, but filled with the vivid stories of the frontiersman who is part of the collective American imagination. Riders in the Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier Riders In The Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King Of The Wild Frontier is a studio recording released by the Western band Riders in the Sky on August 3, 2004. It is available as a single CD. Riders In The Sky offers a tribute to Davy Crockett, the scout, militiaman, Congressman, and hero of the Alamo whose life became an American legend. This album is a combination of folk"
"are often surprised to see the birthplace cabin situated on a flat river terrace rather than a ""mountaintop,"" as Crockett's birthplace was described in the 1950s-era song, ""The Ballad of Davy Crockett."" According to Stonecypher family lore, Samuel Stonecypher, who purchased the land in 1824, dismantled the Crockett cabin and used the logs to build a small house nearby that became known as the Stonecypher cabin. The Stonecyphers claimed that the footstone of the original Crockett cabin, however, remained at that cabin's original site. Sometime in the 1880s, the footstone was adorned with an inscription reading, ""On this spot Davy"
"heroes, which was intended by publishers to appeal to wider audiences. Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone are two examples of opposite heroes. Davy Crockett, also known as the ""King of the Wild Frontier"" and depicted wearing a coonskin cap, was popularized for his efforts in the Texas Revolution. He died during the Battle of the Alamo. Daniel Boone was a frontier pioneer who participated in the fur trade. Born in 1734, he is one of the earliest pioneers and American western hero. “Indian hating” is a common trait among heroes on the frontier, usually because they have lost family members"
"""Davy Crockett – In Hearts United"", believed to be the first Davy Crockett movie ever made. Filming at the time centered mainly around facilities and locations in the Fort Lee, New Jersey area but within a few years Balshofer moved to the West Coast as General Manager of the New York Motion Picture Company, directing western films for their subsidiary, Bison Motion Pictures until Thomas H. Ince joined the studio. In early 1914 Balshofer left NYMPC and became the head of the Sterling Motion Picture Company, a subsidiary of Universal Pictures. Sterling ceased production in early 1915 and a few"
"the 1950s Disney miniseries ""Davy Crockett"", which was largely based on myth. Within several years, John Wayne directed and starred in one of the best-known, but questionably accurate, film versions, 1960's ""The Alamo"". Another film also called ""The Alamo"" was released in 2004. CNN described it as possibly ""the most character-driven of all the movies made on the subject"". It is also considered more faithful to the actual events than other movies. A number of songwriters have been inspired by the Battle of the Alamo. Tennessee Ernie Ford's ""The Ballad of Davy Crockett"" spent 16 weeks on the country music"
"Davy Crockett, Indian Scout Davy Crockett, Indian Scout is a 1950 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring George Montgomery and Ellen Drew. Wartime hero Johnny McKee had a small role in the film, as did Jim Thorpe. The film was shot at the Motion Picture Centre, with filming commencing June 1948. Much of the footage was taken from the 1940 movie ""Kit Carson"", starring Jon Hall, Dana Andrews, and Clayton Moore. During the 1840's a wagon train is headed west with Davy Crockett (George Montgomery), a young man who shares a name with his famous frontiersman uncle,"
"Riders in the Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier Riders In The Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King Of The Wild Frontier is a studio recording released by the Western band Riders in the Sky on August 3, 2004. It is available as a single CD. Riders In The Sky offers a tribute to Davy Crockett, the scout, militiaman, Congressman, and hero of the Alamo whose life became an American legend. This album is a combination of folk songs, neo-folk songs, Disney themes, and their own tunes to paint a picture of Davy Crockett that's neither totally real"
"David Crockett State Park David Crockett State Park is a state park in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. The park is located on Shoal Creek originally called the (Sycamore River). and commemorates the historical activities of famous frontiersman David Crockett in the local area. Crockett settled near the creek bank in 1817 and started a powder mill, grist mill and distillery using the creek's water power. By 1820, he owned of land at Shoal Creek. He also served as one of Lawrence County's first commissioners and justices of the peace. After his industrial operations were destroyed by a flood in September 1821, Crockett"
"Crockett's Keelboat Race"" and ""Davy Crockett and the River Pirates"". In these two episodes, Crockett faces off against Mike Fink, another early American legend. A three-episode 1988–89 revival was made entitled ""The New Adventures of Davy Crockett"", in which Tim Dunigan took over Fess Parker's famous role. Johnny Cash played an older Davy in a few scenes set before he went to Texas. In 2002, Disney (under its Touchstone Pictures label) would revisit the subject of Davy Crockett and the Alamo, with the film ""The Alamo"". The film, however, was a significant box-office failure. Davy Crockett (miniseries) Davy Crockett is"
"in July 1776, Sevier abandoned the unfinished fort and fled to the Watauga settlements. Sevier would later acquire the nickname ""Nolichucky Jack,"" or ""Chucky Jack,"" for his exploits along the river and in its vicinity. Famed frontiersman Davy Crockett was born along the river near Limestone, Tennessee, in 1786. The site is now the focus of Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park. The turn of the century brought trains hauling passengers (until 1955) and mostly coal on the Clinchfield Railroad (now operated by CSX), which still runs alongside the river through the gorge with bridged crossings at Unaka Springs (Erwin, Tennessee)"
"Fess Parker Fess Elisha Parker Jr. (born F.E. Parker; August 16, 1924 – March 18, 2010) was an American film and television actor best known for his portrayals of Davy Crockett in the Walt Disney 1955–1956 TV miniseries and as Daniel Boone in a television series from 1964 to 1970. He was also known for being a winemaker and resort owner-operator. Parker was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and raised on a farm in Tom Green County near San Angelo. His father, a tax assessor, had the same first name which had been given to him in honor of the"
"Davy Crockett (miniseries) Davy Crockett is a five-part serial which aired on ABC from 1954–1955 in one-hour episodes, on the ""Disneyland"" series. The series stars Fess Parker as real-life frontiersman Davy Crockett and Buddy Ebsen as his friend, George Russel. The first three episodes of the serial were edited together as the theatrical film ""Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier"" (1955) and rebroadcast in color in the 1960s, when the Disney program went to NBC. This series and film are known for the catchy theme song, ""The Ballad of Davy Crockett"". It was filmed in color at the Great"
"to February 1955. In the episodes, which once again made Crockett into one of the most popular men in the country, the frontier hero was portrayed wearing a coonskin cap. The show spawned several ""Disneyland"" Davy Crockett sequels as well as other similar shows and movies, with many of them featuring Parker as the lead actor. Parker went on to star in a ""Daniel Boone"" television series (1964-1970), again wearing a coonskin cap. Crockett's new popularity initiated a fad among boys all over the United States as well as a Davy Crockett craze in the United Kingdom. The look of"
"Davy Crockett and the River Pirates Davy Crockett and the River Pirates is a 1956 adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions. It is an edited compilation of the last two episodes of the ""Davy Crockett"" television miniseries, ""Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race"" and ""Davy Crockett and the River Pirates"", starring Fess Parker as Davy Crockett. The film was shot in Cave-In-Rock, Illinois. It is a prequel to ""Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier"", which consists of the previous three episodes of the ""Davy Crockett"" series. Tennessee frontiersman Davy Crockett and his best friend Georgie Russell are transporting pelts to"
"William Craig (frontiersman) William Craig (1807, Greenbrier County, West Virginia – 1869, Idaho) was an American frontiersman and trapper. He left his Virginia home as a young man and headed west, after allegedly killing a man in self-defense. He trapped with the Sublettes (William and Milton) and Jedediah Smith in the Blackfoot country until he joined Joe Walker's California Expedition of 1833–34. In 1836, William Craig, Pruett Sinclair and Philip Thompson established a trading post known as Fort Davy Crockett in Brown's Hole, now in State of Colorado. Leaving the declining fur trade, in 1840 Craig and former trapper friends"