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.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in December 2013.[1]
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| Location | 2002 Morningside Dr, Morristown, Tennessee 37814 |
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| Coordinates | 36°13′17.004″N 83°16′3.072″W / 36.22139000°N 83.26752000°W |
| Built | 1950s |
| NRHP reference No. | 13000948[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 18, 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.[2][3]
The museum is operated by the Hamblen County chapter of the Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List, December 27, 2013". National Park Service.
- ^ a b c National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Crockett Tavern Museum
- ^ a b "Abbreviated History - Crockett Tavern Museum". crocketttavernmuseum.org. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2014.