Davy Crockett Trilogy - Boyhood Home Traditional Cache
MaMa Bear: Unfortunately must archive this one...daughter no longer in the area to fix. Sorry. Thanks to all who visited throughout the years it was active. Maybe a local cacher will re-establish a cache here. MaMa Bear
Davy Crockett Trilogy - Boyhood Home
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Best known for the words, "Be sure you're right and then go ahead," Davy was respected for his honesty and sincerity. It was those values that have made him a hero to many people today.
This cache is a one gallon clear plastic container containing the usual trade items and is located on the grounds of the Crockett Tavern Museum in Morristown, TN.
(Walt Disney made a television series about Davy Crockett, starring Fess Parker, that was on television when I was a kid. My brother and I became instant Davy Crockett fans. We had coon skin caps and knew most of the verses of the theme song, The Ballad of Davy Crockett, by heart. This is the inspiration for this Trilogy of Davy Crockett caches.)
Crockett's parents, John and Rebecca, built the original Crockett Tavern on their 300 feet of property in 1795. The original tavern site, now marked by a shell station, is only 100 feet away from the reproduction. The idea of building a similar tavern to remind Morristownians of Davy Crockett's influence and life here was first sparked in 1906 by Confederate veteran Colonel Thomas Caine.
The tavern and museum give visitors an important look into the past. "This is not just to promote Davy Crockett, but to promote the pioneer way, the values, and the hard work that the people did to sustain life. They made their own clothes... they had no closets, no useless things. They had to work hard, but they were happy." (Roger Ross on site interpreter and guide.)
When visitors walk into the tavern, history comes alive. Ninety-nine percent of the tavern furniture is original. The tools and loom found in the tavern date back to Crockett's time, as does the 1750's wagon displayed in front of the monument. The mantle also dates to 1750, the wood floor is from- Panther Springs School, and the door of the tavern is from Tate's Store, where the charter for the city of Morristown was signed. A basement contains the Crockett Pioneer Museum with period artifacts. It is open Tuesday through Saturday 9am-5pm in May through October.
Weblinks:
1. (visit link) -
(Good bio information on Davy Crockett)
2. (visit link) - (Picture of Museum)
3. (visit link) - (Excellent link to the Tavern and Museum)
Please be discreet in locating the cache so as not to jeopardize its integrity. Enjoy your visit and hunt for the cache!
***Be sure to check out other 2 Crockett caches in the area.
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Haqre n fueho, oruvaq gur cvarf, oruvaq gur oybpxf!
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