MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (WATE) — A legendary figure known as “King of the Wild Frontier” has strong ties to the Morristown area. Davy Crockett spent large part of his childhood there. Hundreds of tourists ...
When David Crockett died at the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, he was already as much of a myth as a man. Known to Americans far and wide as Davy—a name he rarely, if ever, used—he was celebrated as a ...