John Crockett's Conestoga Wagon
by Paul Mashburn
Title
John Crockett's Conestoga Wagon
Artist
Paul Mashburn
Medium
Photograph - Prints
Description
The Crockett Tavern Museum in Morristown stands on the site of the tavern owned by Davy’s father, John Crockett, in the town where Davy spent many of his younger years. After the Crockett family abandoned it, the original tavern was used as a field hospital during the Civil War and a “pest house” during a smallpox epidemic before finally burning to the ground.
Prompted by the popularity of Disney’s “The Adventures of Davy Crockett,” the town decided, during Morristown’s centennial celebration in 1955, to erect a museum on the site commemorating the Crockett family. Opened in 1958 and dedicated by actor Fess Parker, who played Crockett in the Disney film, The Crockett Tavern Museum is a recreation of John Crockett’s 1790 tavern -- both business and home to the Crockett family -- furnished with authentic household items from Davy’s era.
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April 26th, 2017
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