David Crockett Memorial Park, Crockett Texas. (original) (raw)
The David Crockett Memorial Building in Crockett
Old Photo Restored By Billie Bennett
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:
Marker Text:
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)
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
